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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkPhoto of Great Falls Overlook, MD
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Natural Features & Ecosystems
 
Variety is the key word when referring to the natural features of C&O Canal National Historical Park. While many National Historical Parks have been established to highlight a specific historical feature or event, visitors to the C&O Canal experience a wide diversity of ecosystems and biological communitites. The power of the potomac river, diverse flora and fauna and ever-changing weather patterns affect this park and its ecosystems.
Photo upstream entrance Paw Paw Tunnel.  

Did You Know?
The Paw Paw Tunnel is 3,118 feet long and is lined with over six million bricks. The 3/4 mile long tunnel saved the canal builders almost six miles of construction along the Paw Paw bends of the Potomac River. It took twelve years to build and was only wide enough for single lane traffic.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST