Press Kit

Sunrise on the Potomac River while mist rises from the waters.
Potomac River at sunrise with mist rising over the water.

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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park System that preserves one of the Nation’s most intact historic canals and the largest collection of 19th-century canal features and buildings in the national park system.

This press kit is designed to assist journalists and others with general park information, statistics and other background materials about Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

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High resolution digital images are available for public use. Please contact the park for assistance obtaining images. Public domain images are available on our NPGallery site and our Flickr site.

Other Resources

The park's Public Information Officer can be reached at 301-491-6265 or by email.

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Last updated: November 30, 2021

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

142 W. Potomac St.
Williamsport, MD 21795

Phone:

301-739-4200

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