You can now create your own itineraries to guide your C&O Canal exploration, or you can copy one of ours! Learn more about Itineraries.
Just as crossroads have become gathering places in the automotive age, so too did upstream Canal locks become places to meet and do business in the mid 1800s. Lockhouse 25 is a good example. Learn more.
Just as crossroads have become gathering places in the automotive age, so too did upstream Canal locks become places to meet and do business in the mid 1800s. Lockhouse 25 is a good example. Canal boat families and crew would sell their wares to local residents, and other merchants would also set up shop. Here, close to Lock 25, you can find the brick ruins of Jarboe’s store. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, Eugene E. Jarboe ran the grocery and feed store and served as postmaster at Edward’s Ferry. Jarboe tragically drowned in the lock while loading cattle. His three children ran the store until 1906.
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There has been a lapse in appropriations, and a shutdown of the federal government is currently in effect. Much of the C&O Canal National Historical Park remains accessible to the public, however, the National Park Service is not able to operate as normal. Scheduled C&O Canal Trust events and Canal Quarters reservations will continue as scheduled.
Learn more about what the shutdown means for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.