Started in 1824, The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal or "The Grand Old Ditch" was a key transportation route for coal from the Appalachian Mountains to Chesapeake Bay. The Canal was discontinued as a transportation route after devastating floods in 1924.Today the 184 mile long canal has a popular bike and hiking path, as well as visitor centers which explain the canal's importance to early industrial America.
The above picture is of the canal in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C.
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