The barges long ago stopped plying the 180-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal between Georgetown and Cumberland, Md. But along its path, glimpses of the past remain — from lock houses and aqueducts to dams ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The end of summer doesn't mean the end of boat rides in the C&O Canal at Williamsport. Managers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park say the weekend ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) -- The National Park Service is starting work on a project to raise a steel "lift bridge" on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Williamsport. The ceremonial groundbreaking on ...

WILLIAMSPORT — Okay, so Williamsport was passed over in its consideration to be the location for the nation’s capital in the 1700s. It’s no problem as an estimated 700 guests — including Gov. Larry ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Maryland (AP) -- The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is expanding its First Day Hike program to the western Maryland town of Williamsport. The New Year's Day event ...

The National Park Service has broken ground on a new C&O Canal Headquarters and Visitors Center in Williamsport, Maryland. The groundbreaking also marked the opening of the restored Conococheague ...

In April 1835, an elegant new vessel entered the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at Dam No. 5 and descended about six miles to the boat basin at Williamsport, Md. It was the Lady Washington, a “handsomely ...

Drifting into consciousness, I became blissfully aware of the gentle lapping of the Potomac River just 20 feet from my tent, and the distant chirping of crickets wooing the night. Quietly, so as not ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The western Maryland town of Williamsport is debating whether to continue focusing its efforts on further developing Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The Herald-Mail ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (DC News Now) — Layoffs implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the National Park Service are drawing protests from enthusiasts of the C&O Canal. The ...