At Canal Lock 3 of the C&O Canal in Georgetown, work continued on Thursday. “ ... Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:22:35 GMT (1741191755521) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

A major milestone has been accomplished in restoring the historic C&O Canal in Georgetown. The National Park Service says that the 190-year-old locks in the C&O Canal were starting to shift inward ...

The operation of the C&O Canal lock was a little miracle of human ingenuity and mule muscle. When a boat came in, the work crew would blow a horn and cry "Lock ready!" The heavy wooden gate would ...

The historic canal boat, the Georgetown, which has been largely retired since 2011, took one final mule-pulled ride on the canal in 2016 before the Park Service began its first stages of restoration.

The southernmost portion of the historic C&O Canal is a step closer to realizing its former glory in D.C. On Thursday, big wooden gates that eventually will manage water flow between locks 3 and 4 ...

The Lock 5 parking lot will be closed during the entire rehabilitation project. Parking and towpath access will remain available at Lock 6, located 0.3 miles from Lock 5. Water in the canal will ...

The C&O Canal Trust made the announcement Saturday. The lockhouse, which was built in 1832, is also known as Swains Lockhouse after the family that lived there for years.

LANDER -- Looming over Lock No. 29 along the C&O Canal National Historical Park is a piece of canal history that local residents are working to preserve.

Crews have been working to resurface parts of the C&O Canal and officials hope another 14 miles can get the new treatment by the end of this year.

Visitors to the C&O National Historical Park at Great Falls in Potomac can already see evidence of a $6.7 million project to the improve local sections of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Restoring a Window On C&O Canal's Past. Group Hopes to Build Boat, Resume Education Trips. July 14, ... 200 boats would pass through Lock 20 next to the Great Falls Tavern, ...

Crews have been working to resurface parts of the C&O Canal and officials hope another 14 miles can get the new treatment by the end of this year.