The first segment extends from Georgetown to Harpers Ferry ... The history of the C&O Canal spans four centuries. It was first proposed by George Washington in the 1700s to improve navigability ...

to the C&O Canal. I alerted the city desk, drove to Georgetown, ran to the wall overlooking the canal and saw a body curled up in a ball on the towpath. Two men who had been changing a tire nearby ...

Canal House of Georgetown ... Guests can dine in the C&O Lounge, which offers a menu highlighting local ingredients and flavors. The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner.

The C&O Canal Trust and the C&O Canal National ... to house Corps members whose main mission was to reconstruct the canal from Georgetown to Great Falls. About 150-200 members lived in each ...

Ready to experience Georgetown’s charm for yourself? Here's everything you should include in your itinerary. The Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal stretches over 180 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, ...

(Courtesy Georgetown Heritage) There are lingering questions about the future of Georgetown’s C&O canal boat tours, after the National Park Service announced it’s ending its philanthropic ...

Georgetown Heritage and the park service remain committed to their shared goal of preserving and ensuring the public’s use of that that 1-mile stretch of the C&O Canal that runs from the zero ...

Hanson said the Park Service will instead expand its work in Georgetown with the C&O Canal Trust. Ending the agreement does not change the operation of the canal boat in Georgetown, however.

On a warm Friday afternoon, there’s nothing quite as tranquil as a lazy cruise through D.C. that lets you look at historic buildings from a new angle while enjoying the slight breeze and the ...

The $20 million reconstruction of the canal towpath near McMahon’s Mill in Williamsport is finished. Sen. Ben Cardin and Maryland Rep. David Trone attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday ...

Georgetown Heritage’s Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal boat tours will return for a second season sooner than initially expected. The tours along the Georgetown waterway will resume May 5 ...