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43rd Annual C&O Canal Days

[start-date] 9:00 am – 5:00 pm This year’s 43rd Annual C&O Canal Days Festival is here! Join our Facebook event page to receive regular updates on all of the activities […]

Canal Pride Days at Hancock

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 1:00 pm VOLUNTEER AND SHOW YOUR CANAL PRIDE at Hancock in the C&O Canal National Historical Park on Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 1 […]

Canal Pride Days at Cushwa Basin (EVENT FULL)

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 12:00 pm Canal Pride Volunteers pulling invasive plants. Join us for the 10th anniversary of Canal Pride Days at Cushwa Basin in Williamsport, MD. Volunteers […]

Canal Pride Days at Hancock

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 12:00 pm Join us for C&O Canal Pride Days, the largest volunteer effort in the C&O Canal National Historical Park! Over the past eight years, […]

Canal Pride Days in Williamsport

[start-date] 9:00 am – [end-date] 12:00 pm Join us for C&O Canal Pride Days, the largest volunteer effort in the C&O Canal National Historical Park! Over the past eight years, […]

Fourth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

[start-date] 7:00 pm – 12:00 pm Once again, the Town of Sharpsburg will ring in the holiday season by lighting the town tree.  Enjoy holiday music, refreshments and fun with […]

Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct

The Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct was built between 1837 and 1840 primarily using Tonoloway Limestone from the quarry at the mouth of the Cacapon River, as well as Pocono sandstone […]

Lock 56

Very few traces remain of a bustling little community of Pearre that sprang up around Lock 56. In addition to the two-story lockhouse, homes and a small hotel that existed […]

Dam 6/Guard Lock 6/Lock 55

Fifty miles shy of Cumberland, Dam No. 6 marked the terminus of the Canal until the final section was completed in 1850. Guard Lock No. 6 has been filled with […]

Lock 54

The Potomac River parallels the east side of Tonoloway Ridge before slicing through it in the vicinity of Lock 54. Here, you’ll find only the tops of the lock walls, […]

Fort Dawson

Fort Dawson, at the mouth of the Cacapon River, was one of many forts Washington’s soldiers built.

Cacapon Junction Campsite Hand Pump

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

Cacapon Junction Campsite

Although the Great Cacapon River isn’t much more than a creek, it was seen as an important resource for commerce upstream. Flatboats and rafts brought iron, flour and lumber downstream […]

Widmeyer Park/Veterans War Memorial

Widmeyer Park, on the banks of the Tonoloway Creek and located in the west end of Hancock, has five pavilions, multiple playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, a ball field, horseshoes, […]

Hancock Tollhouse

The Hancock Tollhouse is one of the last of its kind. It sits on both the National Road – which runs from Cumberland to Wheeling, WV – and the Bank […]

Hancock Historical Society Town Museum

The Hancock Historical Society was incorporated in 1986, and the Hancock Museum opened a year later. The museum exhibits town history and transportation, housing a large library of genealogy files, […]

Bowles House/C&O Canal Visitor Center

The Bowles House has witnessed early settlement on undeveloped land, a race west between rail and canal, and a period of transition as advancements in transportation eased the country into […]

Lock 53

A tenth of a mile upstream from Leopards Mill Campsite is the remains of Lock 53, made of limestone. The lockhouse is gone, but the foundation remains across the lock.

Leopards Mill Campsite Hand Pump

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

Leopards Mill Campsite

This riverside campsite was named after Jacob Leopard who operated a gristmill about a mile upstream. Interestingly, Leopard had been running his mill before the Canal even came along. Later, […]

Round Top Cement Mill

When the channel for the C&O Canal was being dug in 1837, argillomagenisian limestone was discovered – material well suited for hydraulic cement. Having the ability to manufacture cement close […]

White Rock Campground Hand Pump

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

White Rock Campground

Please Note: Potable water may not be available at each campsite. Water is treated with iodine. Please plan to have water purification tablets with you. Water is turned off from […]

Fort Tonoloway State Park

Fort Tonoloway, located not far up the creek from the Little Tonoloway Recreation Area, was a small frontier fort built in the summer of 1755. It was protected by 15 […]

Hancock

Hancock has a rich history and a unique place in the state of Maryland. It’s located in the narrowest part of the state—less than two miles separate the Pennsylvania and […]

Tonoloway Aqueduct

Constructed between 1835 and 1839 of limestone extracted upstream on Tonoloway Creek, Tonoloway Aqueduct carried canal boats across Tonoloway Creek, a 31-mile tributary of the Potomac River. Cement for the […]

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