Amidst all the grandeur of Washington, DC, there's a fascinating bit of hidden history: the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.
It runs through Georgetown just south of M street and flows into the Potomac near Foggy Bottom.
The C&O Canal, as its colloquially called, has been preserved thanks to the vision of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. In 1954, he called upon those in power to preserve the canal as a National Monument.
It worked. Today, the canal is maintained by the National Parks Service and is a great, out-of-the-way place to see a bit of preserved American history -- without the lines at the other monuments and sights DC has to offer.
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It runs through Georgetown just south of M street and flows into the Potomac near Foggy Bottom.
The C&O Canal, as its colloquially called, has been preserved thanks to the vision of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. In 1954, he called upon those in power to preserve the canal as a National Monument.
It worked. Today, the canal is maintained by the National Parks Service and is a great, out-of-the-way place to see a bit of preserved American history -- without the lines at the other monuments and sights DC has to offer.
Visit my main page at TheTravelPro.us for more news, reviews, and personal observations on the world of upmarket travel.
Follow @TheTravelProUS
Photos by Carl Dombek
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