Zonse Zokhudza Chesapeake ndi Ohio Canal National Historic Park
Mtsinje wa Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C & O Canal) ndi malo otchuka a paki omwe ali ndi mbiri yochititsa chidwi kuyambira m'zaka za zana la 18. Amayenda makilomita 184.5 kumpoto kwa mtsinje wa Potomac , kuyambira ku Georgetown ndikupita ku Cumberland, Maryland . Mtsinje womwe uli pafupi ndi C & O Canal umapatsa malo abwino kwambiri a zosangalatsa zakunja ku Washington DC. National Park Service imapereka kayendedwe ka boti pamtunda, chilimwe, ndi kugwa.
Zosangalatsa Pakati pa C & O Canal
- Kuyenda maulendo- Malo ena abwino kwambiri omwe mungasangalale ndi chilengedwe, malo otchedwa C & O Canal National Park amapereka malo okongola komanso malo osavuta kwambiri. Kuti mumve zovuta, onani Billy Goat Trail.
- Biking -Mtunda wa makilomita 184 kuchokera ku Towpath pakati pa Georgetown ndi Cumberland, MD ikhoza kuyendetsedwa. Makilomita 20 oyambirira ndi omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri. Capital Crescent Trail imapanga malo ozungulira omwe akufanana ndi Towpath kuchokera ku Georgetown kupita ku Bethesda. Malo ogulitsa njinga amapezeka pamsewu pa Fletchers Boat House (mtunda 3.1).
- Kusodza - Chilolezo cha nsomba n'chofunika kwa anthu a zaka zapakati pa 16-65.
- Kuwotcha ndi Kayaking - Kuphika ndi kayaking kumapezeka m'madera a Georgetown kupita ku Violettes Lock (makilomita 22). Sitima zingathe kubwerekedwa ku Swains Lock ndi Fletchers Cove. Mabwato apamwamba amaletsedwa.
- Kuthamanga kwa Mahatchi -Mahatchi angathe kutengedwa pamtunda wa makilomita pafupifupi 184.5. Saloledwa kuloledwa pakati pa Georgetown (kilomita 0) ndi Swains Lock (makilomita 16.6) kapena ku Offutt Street (181.8 Km) kupita ku Cumberland (184.5 Km). Oyendetsa magalimoto ali ndi udindo wochotsa manyowa.
- Kusambira sikuletsedwa.
Malo Ochezera Oyendera a C & O
- Georgetown - 1057 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC (202) 653-5190. Mlendo wa alendo akupezeka ku 30th Street.
- Great Falls Tavern - 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, MD (301) 767-3714. Pali pakhomo lolowera ($ 5 pa galimoto, $ 3 pa munthu aliyense paulendo kapena pa njinga) kulowa paki. Kukwera bwato la mumsewu kumaperekedwera pamapiri otentha a chaka. Visitor Center inamangidwa monga nyumba ya locktender ndipo lero ikuwonetseratu zochitika zokhudzana ndi mbiri ya ngalande.
- Brunswick - Street 40 ku West Potomac Brunswick, MD (301) 834-7100. Visitor Center ili ndi ziwonetsero zosonyeza mbiri ya kayendetsedwe ka kayendedwe kaderalo kuphatikizapo Brunswick Railroad.
- Williamsport - 205 W. Potomac St., Williamsport, MD (301) 582-0813. The Visitor Center ili mu nyumba yosungirako zinthu zakale pafupi ndi Basin ya Cushwa.
- Hancock - 439 E. Main St., Hancock, MD (301) 678-5463. Mzinda wotchedwa Bowles House umakhala ngati malo osungirako alendo a Hancock ndipo umakhala ndi maonekedwe osiyanasiyana.
- Cumberland - Western Maryland Railway Station, Malo 100, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, MD (301) 722-8226 - Zochitika zodziwika bwino za kayendetsedwe ka kayendedwe ka m'derali zimakhala mu 1913 ku Western Maryland Railway Station.
Mbiri ya C & O Canal
M'zaka za zana la 18 ndi la 19, Georgetown ndi Alexandria anali mabwinja akuluakulu pogawira fodya, mbewu, kachasu, furs, matabwa ndi zinthu zina. Cumberland, Maryland ndi yomwe inapanga zinthu izi ndipo Mtsinje wa Potomac unali wautali mamita 184.5 inali njira yaikulu yodutsa pakati pa Cumberland ndi Chesapeake Bay . Madzi otchedwa Potomac, makamaka Great Falls ndi Little Falls, anapanga sitima zoyendetsa sitima.
Pofuna kuthetsa vutoli, akatswiri amapanga C & O Canal, njira yotsekemera yomwe inkafanana ndi mtsinjewu kuti ikhale ndi njira yosunthira katundu pamtsinje. Ntchito yomanga C & O Canal inayamba mu 1828 ndipo makina 74 anamaliza mu 1850. Cholinga choyambirira chinali kupititsa ngalande ku Mtsinje wa Ohio, koma izi sizinapitike chifukwa Bingu la Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) lakumapeto ikani chingwecho kuchokera ku ntchito. Mtsinjewu unagwiritsidwa ntchito kuyambira 1828 mpaka 1924. Mazana a nyumba zoyambirira, kuphatikizapo zokopa ndi zitseko, adayimilira ndikutikumbutsa mbiri ya ngalandeyi. Kuchokera m'chaka cha 1971, ngalandeyi yakhala malo osungirako nyama, ndikupatsa malo osangalala kunja ndikuphunzira mbiri ya dera.