Volunteering to help the park: A work crew installs a bench near Great Falls in 2016.
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after collapse in 1973
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after restoration effort in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct as viewed from the Western Maryland Rail Trail.
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Fifteen Mile Creek Aqueduct in 2018.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and eight others pause during their famous hike, which publicized the canal in 1954
Exploring history and nature: Ranger provides interpretation for hikers at Seneca Stone Cutting Mill in 2020.
Exploring history and nature: Hikers marvel at a large specimen during a tree identification walk in 2012
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteer attaches plaque to newly installed bench in 2018.
Exploring history and nature: Association members participate in the last day of the 2009 Thru Hike at Great Falls
Volunteering to help the park: Association member helps install an identification sign at Landers in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Dam 5 in 2019.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and others rally against replacing the canal with a highway.
Volunteering to help the park: Association members repaint picnic tables at Swains Lock
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteers assemble picnic table in 2018.
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Hidden in the middle of the historic Georgetown neighborhood in Washington DC is a peaceful green escape most visitors walk right past. 🌿 The C&O Canal runs quietly between old brick and stone buildings, its grassy towpath, wooden locks, and little footbridges offering a shady, tranquil walk right in the heart of the city.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal opened in the 1800s to carry goods along the Potomac, and this historic stretch has been preserved as a national park. 🚶 Today the towpath is a beloved trail for walkers, joggers, and anyone looking to slow down beneath the arching trees.
It is a wonderful reminder that even a busy city holds quiet corners. 🌳 Just steps from Georgetown's shops and cobblestone streets, the canal offers calm water, birdsong, and a genuine sense of history. A hidden green ribbon threading through one of DC's most charming neighborhoods.
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