Mile Marker 0.0/Tide Lock

One of the most important misconceptions visitors to the C&O Canal have is that the canal started at Georgetown and headed west. That is not quite true. Groundbreaking did not […]

Old Stone House

Tucked along M Street in Georgetown, just east of the towpath, is an historic gem often missed by Washington D.C.’s swarming monument seekers. The Old Stone House (3051 M St., […]

Georgetown

Georgetown was established in 1751 and was a busy port town that was home to textile mill, paper factory, and flour mills. Construction of the C&O Canal began in 1828 […]