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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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By Mail
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP
1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100
Hagerstown, MD 21740-6620

By Phone
Park Headquarters 301-739-4200
Georgetown Visitor Center 202-653-5190
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 301-767-3714
Brunswick Visitor Center 301-834-7100
Williamsport Visitor Center 301-582-0813
Hancock Visitor Center 301-678-5463
Cumberland Visitor Center 301-722-8226

By Email
C&O Canal NHP Headquarters

Click Here to Report a Safety Hazard along the C&O Canal

By Fax
301-739-5275
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Did You Know?
Canal historians estimate approximately 35,000 laborers helped dig the canal as well as build aqueducts, culverts, locks, lock houses, etc. It took 22 years to build the canal from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD. Much of the workforce were immigrants from Ireland and western Europe.

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Last Updated: December 09, 2008 at 15:06 EST