C&O CANAL NATIONAL Ffistorical PARK

Page 4 "Canal Clipper" Barge Rides Season C&O CANAL NATIONAL ffiSTORICAL PARK April 11 - June 1 - Fri.-Sun. June 4 - Sept. 7 - Wed.-Sun. Sept. 12 - Oct. 26 - Fri.-Sun. VISITOR INFORMATION Daily Schedule 9:30 a.m. Educational/Civic Groups 11:00 a.m. General Public 1:30 p.m. General Public 3:30 p.m. General Public 7:00 p.m. Charter Trip (by reservation only) Fees Cycling the C&O Canal Day Trip Senior Citizens - $1.25 Biking Along the Canal Adults - $2.50 ~;;;_ Multitudes of bicyclists have day bike trips. The towpath in Children - $1.25 -~ .,... c :::-=-~ been enjoying the Towpath on the these areas is in good condition The bike should: ~. --~ ,,.~""'""'~·"""' - -- C&O Canal: it is a great way to and the scenery is great. Special Trips (to be announced) be a good fit for the rider The Old Stone House in Georgetown. go! Great Falls Tavern to George-­ Senior Citizens - $2.25 be in good condition Ambitious cyclists have tackled town; Fifteen Mile Creek to Paw · Adults - $3.50 have a permanently attached The newest historical site to be added to the C&O Canal the entire 184.5 miles, between Paw Funnel, 15 miles; and Dam 4 Children - $2.75 seat Park is the Old Stone House. The House, built in 1765, is the Cumberland an·d Georgetown; to Lock 33, 24 miles. others are content with a shorter have both fenders There is access by motor Night Charter - $400.00 oldest remaining house in Washington, D.C. and is located at have nuts and bolts tightened outing of 15 to 25 miles; still vehicle to either end of these 3051 M Street, N.W. in Georgetown. be ridden with both hands on For further information or others enjoy just a short jaunt. areas. The Old Stone House has been restored to the handlebars Biking along the C&O Canal is a A passenger-carrying barge, the Canal Clipper, operates charter reservations write: pre-revolutionary time period when Georgetown was a new be ridden only in daylight Before You Start C&O Canal NHP popular activity and an excellent from late April to the end of October from Great Falls Tavern port. Staff dressed in colonial costume, demonstrates 18th be walked across aqueducts 11710 MacArthur Blvd. way to see much of the park. It is a good idea to .have your near Potomac, Md. century crafts and talk of early history. A "Day in the Life of an and footbridges Potomac, MD 20854 18th Century Child" program for girls between the ages of information and your equipment Dressed in period costume, the crew re-enacts barge life Long Trips be locked at night to avoid together before you set out on the through stories and music. Or call 301/ 299-2026. 10-14 years is available by reservation. Reservations for group theft. tours may also be made by calling 202/426-6851. The surface of the towpath Towpath. The House is open to the public Wed.-Sun. from 9:30 a.m. to varies from excellent to rough The C&O Canal NHP can 5:00 p.m. The House is closed Christmas, New Year's Day and due to tree roots, rocks, chuck­ furnish the cyclist with general The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal stretches 184.5 miles from Thanksgiving. Several evenings during the year, the house is holes and weather conditions. It is bike the better, as dirt and mud maps and detour information. Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland. Originally lit in candlelight and music of the period is performed in the advisable to carry tools and gets in the gears and shifting Trail guides are available from George Washington had envisioned the Ohio Valley connected parlor for the public. materials with which to. repair mechanisms. Small wheeled bikes any local council offic~ of the Boy by canal to the Chesapeake Bay; the Chesapeake and Ohio broken chains and flat tires and are not recommended for ex­ Scouts of America; American Canal however, beset by financial problems and competition broken spokes. Try to plan your tended trips. Youth Hostels, Inc., 1501 16th with the railroad, never reached this goal. Street, Washington, D.C. 20036; trip so you are on the t:owpath at Short Trips The Canal provided a means of transporting coal, grain, and .~------Cyclists with their "penny­ least two days after heavy rain Park headquarters; Great Falls lumber between Cumberland and Washington from 1850-1924. farthing" bikes at Great Falls storms as the towpath becomes There are three sections of the Tavern and the visitor conta~t Many of the Canal structures can be seen today. Natural areas possess hazards not canal that lend themselves to one stations along the canal. normally encountered in your Tavern in 1889. muddy and slick. The simpler the home surroundings. You are (Cont. ~n p. 2) responsible for your family's * * *REMEMBER"' "'"' Cumberland o Hancock {Visitor Center) safety. / Allegheny District NATURAL AREAS POSSESS HAZARDS NOT NORMALLY ENCOUNTERED IN YOUR HOME SURROUNDINGS. BE / o Hagerstown Mile 106-184 301-678-5463 / CAREFUL. BE SAFE. ENJOY. USE JUDGMENT AND o Williamsporf Piedmont District CAUTION. Mile 31-106 3ot-7!9-.....l00 IF YOU Palisades District Mile 106 Sharpsburg NEED HELP Canoeing 0 Mile 0-31 30!-299-3613

Shepherdstown 0 Rangers patrol regularly on the Canoeing on short and widely Dam 4 near Downsville - Mile Frederick sections between · Seneca and separated stretches of the canal is 84, MARKED, portage site on Cumberland. [If an emergency another recreation feature of the Harpers Ferry o arises, call 3011739-4206.] The Maryland side. park. The rewatered areas of the United States Park Police patrol Dam 3 above Harpers Ferry - Rocks canal are: Mile 62, UNMARKED, low dam from Seneca to Georgetown. [For Georgetown to Violetts Lock - but easily identified. Canoeing is emergencies in this area, phone Winchester Mile 1-22; Big Pool - Mile 112; not recommended between Dam 3 the U.S. Park Police at 2021426- 0 / Little Pool - Mile 120; Town 6600.) and the U.S. 340 bridge down­ / Creek to Oldtown - Mile 126-167. stream of Sandy Hook. It is an Rockville Canoeing on the Potomac River Leesburg June 1980 Extremely Dangerous section of 0 should be carried out only under the river. .. the direct supervision of Exper­ Dam 2 at Seneca - Mile 22, / Great Falls (Visitor Center} FOR FURTHER ienced Adult Canoeists. UNMARKED, low dam. Mile 31 / 0 A,, INFORMATION Maps which would be helpful to Canoeing is not recommended CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL / the canoeist can be obtained by or advisable between Great Falls ' writing the U.S. Geological Sur­ and Chain Bridge which is an ATTENTION BIKERS when the river level is high due to within the park shall be in NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Georgetown ,, / The C&O Canal National His­ vey, Branch of Distribution, 1200 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS flooding of the towpath." accordance with the laws of (Visitor C en terh '/ BICYCLING AND HORSE­ Maryland. Any individual over / torical Park headquarters is Eads Street, Arlington, Virginia area. AND HORSEBACK located 3 miles west of Sharps­ 22202 or by phoning 703/ 557-2751. Canoeing in t he slackwaters BACK RIDING can be difficult and including the age of sixteen and hazardous in this area. Lift Locks. To compensate for the difference in elevation burg, Maryland on Route 34. The . S. Weather Bureau, behind each of the dams is slow RIDERS (16) is required to have a license For further information contact from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland (605') and to ensure Paw Paw Tunnel. To avoid a 6-mile bend in the Potomac, If you need further information 202 99-3210, provides a tele­ and can be quite tiring. to fish in the Potomac River or canal builders left the river, traversed a valley opposite Paw about the Canal or you wish to phone tape message for those Personal Flotation Devices are Piedmont District Ranger (301) the rewatered sections of the quiet waters in the canal, 74 lift locks were built. Each lock was Big Slackwater Area 739-4200. 100' long, 15' wide and 16' deep and lifted or lowered boats 8'. A Paw, West Virginia, and bored through the knobby spur of a leave a travel itinerary with the interested in river conditions in required by law. For your safety, canal. The license must be in the set of wooden lock gates, weighing in excess of 2 tons, were at mountain. The Paw Paw Tunnel is 3118' long, was constructed Park write to: the lower Potomac Valley. we recommend that you wear it individual's possession and ex­ from 1836 to 1850 and can be found 10 miles east of Oldtown, Superintendent The following areas are ex­ properly buckled, zipped, tied or hibited upon request by a Ranger each end of the lock. Initially each lock was identified by a From Guard Lock 4 at Mile 85.6 number, but as individual locktenders became well known, Maryland, on State Route 51. As many as 3,000 laborers C&O Canal National Historical tremelv hazardous: clipped. or representative of the Maryland worked at one time using black powder to blast through the Park Pittsburgh P late Glass Plant The follo wing areas are used to to Lock 41 at Mile 88.9, no canal Fishing Department of Natural Re­ their names were used for identification, i.e. Swains Lock, was built. Instead barges used the Pennyfield Lock. shale. The tunnel was lined with four to seven layers of brick. P. 0. Box 4 Dam at orth Branch - Mile 176, hand launch boats. No con­ sources. It is unlawful to shoot A nature trail, for those who wish to hike the tunnel hill, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 low water dam, Extremely tructed ramps are at these slackwater behind Dam 4 where Fishing has long been one of the any fish with a bow and arrow in the towpath follows the river­ most popular activities for Lockhouses. Because locking barge traffic through was a day affords a scenic view of the Paw Paw river bends. Telephone: 301/ 739-4200. Dangerous. Canoeists should put areas: the park. For specific information, bank. visitors to the C&O Canal. The and night operation, lockhouses were built by the canal For information on artifacts, in at Spring Gap - Mile 173 and Big Pool - Mile 113; Cohill direct questions to the Rangers The towpath is narrow, close to Potomac River contains a number company to house locktsnders and their families. Lockhouses contact the Park Curator at the avoid thi portion of the river. Station - Mile 131; Paw Paw on patrol or obtain a copy of the Aqueducts. Between Georgetown and Cumberland, above address. Dam 5 above Williamsport - Tunnel - Mile 156. the water's edge and very rocky of game species including bass, latest Maryland Sportfishing were built according to certain specifications - 30' by 18' with in places. In many places poison catfish, carp, sunfish and in the a cellar below and an attic above. The walls of the main story Maryland, numerous tributaries flow into the Potomac River. For up-to-date information on :vlile 106, MARKED, high darn, Guide. This guide may be Smaller streams were carried underneath the canal by towpath conditions call the must portage on either side. ivy encroaches on the trail. Palisades District, shad. obtained by contacting: were to be 20" thick. Areas particularly recom­ Those on the lower end of the canal, built during the earlier culverts. In order to carry the canal across the larger District Ranger offices: Power company dam at \\-il­ Hikers should use caution when Information Division for constructed launching passing through this scenic mended for fishing are Seneca, years, were of solid brick. Due to the canal company's financial tributaries, it was necessary to build masonry aqueduct.§. Of Palisades District - Mile 0-31, liamsport - Mile 99, U MARK­ Dept. of Natural Resources the eleven aqueducts built, the second aqueduct, which carries 301/299-3613. ED, portage site on West Virginia ramps see Visitor Use Facilities section of the Park. It is not Big Pool and Little Pool. Tawes, State Office Building condition, lockhouses toward the upper end were constructed page 3. Regulations regarding fishing of cheaper wood and logs. The lockhouses were generally built the canal across the Monocacy River, is the longest. The 560' Piedmont District - Mile side. recommended to hike this section Annapolis, MD 21401 a short time after the construction of the lock. On the lower end span consists of seven arches, each 54' wide. 31-106, 301/739-4200. of the canal many of the houses are still standing today in a These impressive structures were considered major Allegheny District - Mile 106- good state of preservation. · engineering accomplishments in their time. 184, 301; 678-5463. CALL 301 ·739-4206 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY HOSTELS VISITOR USE FACILITIES Page 3 Page 2 Horseback ~iding Special Regulations Four hostels are located near the C&O Canal. These provide The Superintendent has established the following Cycling Horseback riding is another activity enjoyed by some (Cont. from p. 1) visitors to the C&O Canal. Approval should be obtained in outdoor travelers with inexpensive overnight lodging, which regulations pertaining to the C&O Canal National Historical writing from the Park Superintendent for trips lasting more includes dormitory accommodations and cooking facilities. In Park. These are n~cessary in order to protect park areas and Mile Name Equipment and Repairs than 1 day and for all group or club rides (see page 3 for mailing addition to serving as an alternative to camping, hosteling provide for the safety and welfare of persons and property. address). Please submit an itinerary with dates and areas to be provides various educational opportunities along the way. Outdoor Equipment (advice, 1. Vehicles must park in designated areas only. Emergency sleeping bags, dry food, tents, covered. access gates to the C&O Canal towpath shall not be 0.0 Georgetown X x All riders in the park should be aware of the following etc.) Capital Experience blocked. Vehicles in violation will be towed away. · 5.0 Brookmont X x regulations: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL: 1332 I St. NW, 2. Motors (gasoline and electric) shall not be used on any 10.4 Appalachian Outfitters, Oak­ 1. There is no horseback riding from Swains Lock 21 at Mile Carderock X x Washington, D.C. 20005. 202/347-3125 or 387-3169. In the boats in any park waters with the exception of Big Pool 11.0 Marsden Tract X ·x ton, VA (Rentals also) 16.6 to Georgetown. center of the Nation's.Capital, within walking distance of all Hudson Bay Outfitters, Fair­ where electric motors may be used. 2. Horseback riding is not allowed when the towpath is wet major attractions. Cooking facilities. $5.50 per night. 500 14.3 Great Falls X x x fax, VA. 3. All motor vehicles, including unlicensed vehicles and trail 16.5 X due to the fragility of the towpath. beds. Swains Lock x Bicycle Repair and Equipment bikes, are prohibited from traveling on the towpath and 19.6 Penny field x 3. Hikers and bikers have the right of way on the towpath. Historic River Experience undesignated areas. (spare parts, tools, clothing) KIWANIS (SANDY HOOK): Rt. 2, Box 31304, Knoxville, 22.1 Violetts Lock X x Proteus Design, College Park, When a horse group meets a hiker/biker group, the horse Publications group is to slow their horses to a walk and maintain single Md. 21758. 301/834-7652. Across the river from Harpers 4. Developed recreational sites at Four Locks, Big Slack­ 22.8 Seneca Aqueduct X x x MD file to one side of the towpath and let the hiker/biker group Ferry nearby C&O Canal at Mile 59, close· to Appalachian water, Noland's Ferry, Great Falls and Carderock are 26.1 Horsepen Branch X x Local bike shops . .. but be­ Trail. Hiking & biking, canoeing & rafting (rentals available closed at dark. The following publications are ware! pass. on· sale at the visitor centers at 30.5 Chisel Branch X x 4. Horses are now allowed in the campgrounds, picnic areas nearby.) Cooking facilities. $3.00 per night. 20 beds. Summer 5. Place all refuse in trash receptacles. When no receptacles 34.4 Turtle Run X x only. exist, please carry trash out with you. the Great Falls Tavern, Hancock, or their adjacent parking Jots. They must be tethered at and North Branch or may be 38.2 Marble Quarry X 6. Pets must be under physical restraint, in a cage or on a x least 50' from the boundaries of these areas and not on the Rural Farm Experience ordered from park headquarters '42.2 Monocacy Aqueduct x x FALLING WATERS FARM: Rt. 1, Box 238B, Williamsport; leash at all times. towpath. (see page 3 for mailing address). 42.5 Indian Flats X Md. 21795. 301/223-9208. Five miles s. of Williamsport on 7. Hunting is prohibited in the park. Hunters with unloaded x 5. Feed for the horses must be carried by the group. Money orders or checks should 44.5 Noland's Ferry x C&O Canal at Mile 94. Bicycling, hiking, horseback riding on and cased weapons may cross park property to reach x 6. A riding group must not contain more than 5 riders. be made payable to Parks and towpatli, canoeing on Potomac River. Cooking facilities. adjacent hunting lands. Camping in the park for the History Association. · 47.6 Calico Rocks . X x 7. Trail rider groups are responsible for cleaning up, loading $3.00 per night. 20 beds. purpose of establishing a hunting base is not allowed. Add 59 cents for postage and 48.2 Point of Rocks x and unloading areas. Canal Experience handling. 49.9 Bald Eagle Island X x 8. Horses will not be loaded or unloaded in campgrounds or NORTH BRANCH: Rt. 4, Box 243, Cumberland, Md. 21502. Add 5% state sales tax if you 55.0 Brunswick x picnk areas and it is recommended that the groups carry a· Near Lock 74 on C&O Canal, 6 mi. s. of Cumberland on are a Maryland resident. 62.5 Huckleberry Hill X x loading ramp. Highway 51. Hiking, biking on towpath, canoeing on Camping Regulations 64.9 Darg'ln Bend x x 9. Riders must dismount and walk their horses across the adjacent river, canal barge display. Modern kitchen. $2.50 1. All campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis, except Trail Guides per night. 16 beds. Camping allowed on grounds. 67.2 Mountain Lock ~ ** x aqueducts. The horses are restricted from crossing Marsden Tract which must be reserved by calling Boy Scouts of America, 184 69.3 Antietam Creek X x x Bicycle Pack Gear (panniers, narrow, wooden footbridges. •• 301/299-3613. Miles of Adventure, Hiker's 75.2 Killiansburg Cave X x pouches, racks) · 10. There is no trail rider camping in the park's recreational RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT RENTALS 2. Campsites that are claimed may not be left unattended for Guide to the C&O Canal, 1977, 76.6 Snyders Landing x Appalachian Outfitters, who vehicle campgrounds located at McCoys Ferry, Fifteen a period longer than 24 hours. If unattended property $1.00. (Contains brief historical also give sound advice on Mile Creek and Spring Gap. Riders must camp at hiker­ Mile Location ... "'il interferes with the safe and orderly management of the highlights of the entire canal.). 79.6 Horseshoe Bend X X ...al QI "' ..C) Hahn, Thomas F., Towpath 81.0 Taylors Landing x biker and carry-in campgrounds. Horses must be tethered C) packing, rations, touring, ::c: park area, it may be impounded by the Superintendent at precautions, the Canal, etc. at least 50' from the campground and in such a manner as 0.0 Jack's Boats = any time. Guide to the C&O Canal. 82.4 Big Woods 82.3 X = X · NOTE: you will need good to do the least possible damage to park vegetation. Washington, D.C. 202/337-9642 x 3. One camping unit or one family is allowed for each site. (Detailed historical and natural 84.4 Dam 4 X. features of the canal and 85.4 Big Slackwater X X advice. The establishments listed 11. It is recommended that riders planning to camp make 4. Group camping is prohibited in drive-in camp areas. abov will provide you with this arrangements with private landowners along the canal to 0.5 Harry Thompson _Boat Center surrounding area.): 90.!} Opequon Junction X _X~------provide proper overnight boarding of horses. Washington, D.C. 202/333-9711 x x x 5. The pitching of tents and parking of trailers or other Section One: Georgetown to type of advice. Seneca, Mile 0-22.8, 1977, $3.00. Cumberland Valley X Bad advice can ruin your trip camping units are permitted only at designated areas. 12. Horses are not allowed to go through the Paw Paw Tunnel. Section Two: Seneca 01-tfar~-~~~J~o~r~do~n~J~u~n~ct~io~n~_ __!:___ ~X~------and cost you lots of money! They must take the Tunnel Hill Trail which goes over the 3.1 Fletcher's Boat House 6. All wheeled .~off the 202/244-0461 x x x grass. pers Ferry, Mile 22.8-60.7, 1977, 109.0 Four Locks x x Packing Your Bike tunnel. $3.00. 109.5 North Mountain X 7. All pets must be kept under physical control. 13. Riders are reminded not to block park roadways or 16.6 Swain's Lock Section Three: Harpers Ferry 110.4 McCoys Ferry * x x The more weight you carry, the emergency ·gates with vehicles and/or trailers. 8. Quiet will be maintained in the campground between the 301/299-9006 x x x . to Fort Frederick, Mile 60.7-112.4, 116.0 Licking Creek X ·x fewer miles yo_u can travel and hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the more difficult those miles will 14. Horse trailers are not allowed in Drive-In camping spots. 1977, $3.00. 118.9 Millstone Point x Section Four: Fort Frederick to be. 15. A Coggins test and blood test are necessary before 60.0 River & Trail Outfitters 9. The removal, cutting or altering of live vegetation, digging 1New York Canals, 1977, 154. l Sorrel Ridge X x heavy objects, should be located and one night at each hiker-biker area per trip. as low as possible in"'your pannier 112.4 Fort Frederick State Park $3.00 . 156.0 Paw Paw Tunnel . Winslow, Barbara, Samantha *** bags. Big Pool only, 301/842-2504 x x 157.4 Purslane Run X x Goes to Georgetown on the C&O Try not to overload the rear Canal Reading 162.1 Town Creek X x counties. Chapter 9 deals with the Canal, Crown, 1973, $1.50. wheel because of the disastrous 136.6 Camp Strauss 164.8 Potomac Forks X x C&O Canal. BSA only, 301/678-6912 x x · FOOD SOURCES & PHONES effects it can have on steering, not Gutheim, Frederick. The 166.7 Oldtown Ferry Walsh, -Richard and Fox, Miscellaneous x to mention undue strain on the Potomac. New York, Rinehart 169.l Pigmans Ferry__ X x rear wheel itself. and Company, 1949. This is a William Lloyd, Maryland A Brockman, C. Frank, Trees of ~------~ Mile Location P G S R Seasons Know where you pa~k things. It history of the Potomac River History 1632-1974. Baltimore. North America, Golden Press, 173.3 Spring Gap * x x x Maryland Historical Society, 1968, $4.95. 175.3 Iron Mountain X x gets to be a drag to have to open Valley. Chapter 9 deals with the x x x Year round up and empty out three pockets to 1974. A political as well as 0.0 Georgetown X Robbins, Brunn, Zim, Birds of 175.5 North Branch Office x x x C&O Canal. x Summer find a wash cloth. economic social and cultural 3.1 Fletcher's Landing X North America, Golden Press, 179.9 Evitts Creek X x Use zip-lock bags to seal things Hulbert, Archer B., Historic history of Maryland. Chapter 3 14.3 Great Falls X x Summer 1966, $4.95. in. These are quite waterproof for Highways of America, Volume 13, deals with the C&O Canal. 16.1 Swains Lock X x Summer Maps of the C&O C~nal, $3.00. delicate equipment, i.e. camera The Great American Canals. 22.8 Seneca X >- x Summer Ferry Hill Plantation Journal, gear. Cleveland, Ohio. Arthur H. Clark Ward, George Washington, The 35.5 Whites Ferry X x Year round $4.95. * Drive-in areas have tent and trailer sites. Stay is limited to Canal Barge Replica 14 days. Try Lo keep related small Company, 1904. This is an early Early Development of the 48.2 Point of Rocks X x x Year round C&O Canal Medal, $5.00. things together in pouches, i.e. account of the Chesapeake and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal x x x Year round ** Carry-in areas have adjacent vehicle parking. Stay is 55.0 Brunswick X limited to 14 days. tools and small spare parts. Ohio, Erie and Pennsylvania Project. Baltimore, Johns Hop­ Year round Notepaper 60.0 Sandy Hook X x x Canoeist camping only. Carry extra zip-lock bags, a Canals. kins Press, 1809. This dissertation x x Year round 10 notecards & envelopes of 5 *** piece of foam (in case your seat deals mainly with the legal and 67.0 Mountain Lock X x x x Year round C&O Canal scenes, drawings by gets to you), and tape (an Sanderlin, Walter S., The Great constitutional problems con­ 72.7 Shepherdstown X Wat.er: Most pumps will be closed during the winter months. Weekends only Barbara Winslow, $1.50. excellent fix-all item). National Project. Baltimore, nected with the early develop­ 76.6 Snyder Landing X x x Che<"k with District Offices for year round water ment of the Chesapeake and Ohio 88.1 McMahon's !Y1ill X x x x Year round information. Happy Cycling! Johns Hopkins Press, 1946. This is t he only systematic and Canal. · 99.9 Williamsport X x x x Year round Water from the Potomac River and nearby streams is (Thanks to Shaun Jackson, comprehensive treatment of the 112.4 Fort Frederick X x Summer unsafe to drink. "Packing for a Tour", in Bicycling, history of the Chesapeake and Wolfe, George "Hooper", I 113.8 Big Pool x x Summer June, 1978, and to Peter D. Rose, Drove Mules on the C and 0 Hiker-biker campsites: stays are limited to one night. Ohio Canal. 1 124.0 Hancock X x x x Year round C&O Canal NHP, for advice and Canal, Dover Graphics Associates A dry dock canal barge replica, 92' long and 14 /z' wide, is 140.9 Little Orleans X x x Year round information.) Stegmaier, Harry, J r .; Dean. and Woodwend Studio, Dover, located in Cumberland, Maryland. A tour is conducted through the mule stable, the hay house and the captain's cabin. 156.9 Paw Paw X x x x Year round David; Kershaw, Gordon; and Delaware, 1969. The author was a Year round * * REMEMBER * * * young mule driver on the C&O This bicentennial gift to America was built by Navy Seabees 166.7 Oldtown X x x * Wiseman, John; Allegany County Year round - A History. Parsons, West Canal and relates his memories of and coordinated by a local group of enthusiastic citizens, who 173.3 Spring Gap X x x :\ATURAL AREAS POSSESS HAZARDS NOT NORMALLY EME.RGENCY NUMBER Virginia. McClain Printing Com­ those qays as well as interesting had a personal interest in the C&O Canal. 175.3 North Branch X x x Year round ENCOt:NTERED IN YOUR HOME SURROUNDINGS. BE pany, 1976. This bicent ennial stories about the canal and the Directions: From Route 40 take Exit 43B, follow Route 51 184.5 Cumberland X x x x Year round CAREFl1L. BE SAFE. E:SJOY. USE JUDGMENT AND AT ALL TIMES: south, and then follow the signs to the canal boat. For project is a complete history of people who lived and worked on S-Snacks R-Restaurant CAUTIO!'i . information on the barge tours, call 301/777-8667. P-Phones G-t;rocery (301) 432-2233 one of Maryland's western it.