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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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Welcome to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park!   Join a park ranger for special children's programs scheduled throughout the year. Visit our online newsletter to learn more about programs in the park. You may also contact any of the six park visitor centers for ranger programs or special events.
Drawing DaVinci's lock gate design 1485.  

Did You Know?
Transporting goods and people by canal dates back to antiquity. The lock gates used on the C&O Canal were an adaptation of a design by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1400's. Until the advent of the railroad, water travel was far superior to land travel.

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