See Also: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Sitka National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Colonial National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Morristown National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Valley Forge National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park(tourism)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park(encyclopedia)
San Juan Island National Historical Park(encyclopedia)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (sh)




Park, eastern U.S. It consists of the former Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, a waterway running along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Md.

The canal, which extends 185 mi (297 km), was built beginning in the 1820s. Competition from the railroads later caused its economic decline. The canal was purchased in 1938 by the U.S. government; it was restored and established as a historical park in 1971.