C & O Canal Association

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. On the left is a column of navigational choices, which are described in more detail below:

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

News - timely information, updated frequently.

About - an overview of C&O Canal Association's concerns and goals, and a brief history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the C&O Canal National Historical Park.

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

Donations - information on contributing financially to the Association.

Calendar - a listing of events during the current year.

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

C&O Canal Historical Documents - provides historical records concerning the canal and the people who made it work.

Articles - selected articles of continuing interest, drawn primarily from our print newsletter, Along The Towpath.

Store - both members and the public can buy guidebooks, historical works, and other Canal-related items.

Photos - scenes of the canal park, including activities, historic structures, and wildlife, photographed by Association members

NPS News - a chronologically-ordered series of selected National Park Service news releases 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 questions, corrections, suggestions or feedback, please contact our webmaster by email

Thanks very much for visiting, and we hope you are able to find the information you're seeking. Below are links to websites containing additional related information.

National Park Service Resources

C&O Canal National Historical Park homepage

C&O Canal closures page

C&O Canal maps

Monocacy Aqueduct history

Park Histories