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Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal
Listed below are articles from a continuing series by William Bauman published in Along The Towpath, the quarterly newsletter of the C&O Canal Association. (The publication dates are listed in parentheses.) The articles serve as windows into operations along the canal when it served as an artery of commerce. For transcribed documents that provide similar information, see the Historical Documents section of this website.
Article 1 (Dec. 2009) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal in 1880: The Traffic at the Cumberland Terminus"
Article 2 (Mar. 2010) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1870 to 1880: The Traffic at Lock 75"
Article 3 (June 2010) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1852 to 1872: Frederick Mertens Canal Boat Mortgages, Washington County, Md."
Article 4 (Sept. 2010) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1875"
Article 5 (Dec. 2010) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1850"
Article 6 (Mar. 2011) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1851"
Article 7 (June 2011) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1851"
Article 8 (Sept. 2011) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1877"
Article 9 (Dec. 2011) -- "Hustle and Bustle on the C&O Canal - 1878"