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Potomac Heritage National Scenic TrailThe Georgetown canal boat on the C&O Canal
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Books, guides, maps and other items related to the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network are available through Eastern National, the Trail cooperating association, at http://www.eparks.com/store/ and by calling 1-877-NAT-PARK.
drawing: Da Vinci's lock design 1485  

Did You Know?
Transporting goods and people by canal dates back to antiquity. The lock gates used on the C&O Canal were an adaptation of a design by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1400's. Until the advent of the railroad, water travel was far superior to land travel.

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