November 16, 2025 -- The C&O Canal operated from 1831 to 1924 along the Potomac River from Washington DC to Cumberland, MD. The canal's principle cargo was coal. A planned section to the Ohio River was never built. The terminus of the C&O Canal is Cumberland, MD, mile marker 184.5. It was also the terminus of a Sunday drive that Mom and I took. We traveled via Hedgesville, Berkeley Springs, Paw Paw, and Oldtown. We went back via 68/70.
Statue of mule and driver, c. 2000
Replica of canal boat: the Cumberland, c. 1976
Cumberland basin
Footer's Dye Works: historical building near canal
Where the C&O Canal ends in Cumberland, the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) begins. The Allegheny Passage is a 150-mile rail trail between Pittsburgh and Cumberland. Like the C&O towpath, it is popular with hikers and cyclists.
GAP trail mile 0
Western Maryland Railway
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