Welcome to the C & O Canal Association's Website

This site exists to provide Association members, prospective members and the general public with pertinent information on both the C & O Canal and the Association dedicated to its history, preservation and culture. A column of eleven navigational choices is on the left, which are expounded upon in more detail below:

Welcome - this page. Here, the site and its information design are explained a bit, and links to other useful sites are provided.

News - timely notices, updated frequently. NPS Public Meetings on GU Boathouse Set for May 8, 19 and 12 - see article

Background - a brief history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the C & O Canal Association, as well as an overview of current Association concerns and goals.

Membership - information on membership levels, costs, and benefits.

Contributions - Information on contributing financially to the Association.

Calendar - a calendar of upcoming events during the current year. Items that are past are periodically eliminated.

Archives - information on our archives, which are maintained as part of the Special Collections of the Gellman Library at George Washington University.

Articles - selected older news stories or newsletter articles that are of continuing interest.

Store - both members and the public can buy Canal-related publications and other printed material.

Photos - photographs of the Canal and surrounding area, expertly composed and executed by various artistically-inclined Association members.

NPS News - a chronologically-ordered series of selected National Park Service news releases on events affecting the Canal and surrounding area.

Contact - lists officers, members of the board, and other Association members' contact information, as well as some important NPS and emergency telephone numbers.

If you have any questions or comments about the Association or the C&O Canal, please send us an inquiry email, use the phone number at the bottom of the page, or use our contact page to find the appropriate party to answer a more specific question. If you have any website-related question, corrections, suggestions or feedback, please contact our web developer by email

Thanks very much for visiting, and we hope you are able to find the information you're looking for. Below are a few web pages containing additional related information.

About The Erie Canal

Allegheny Trail Alliance

The American Canal Society

Bike Washington's C&O Canal guide

The C&O Canal in Frederick County, MD

C&O Canal Trust

Catoctin Aqueduct Restoration Project

Celebrate Rural Montgomery County

Heritage Montgomery

Kathy Bilton's C&O Canal page

The McMullan family's C&O Canal page

The National Park Service's C&O Canal Page

Western Maryland Rail Trail

The World Canal Conference