At Canal Lock 3 of the C&O Canal in Georgetown, work continued on Thursday. “This project involved us taking the lock, taking it completely apart, pulling out the old wood foundations&mdash ...

After a decade’s absence, a new canal boat is taking shape for Georgetown’s hallowed waterway. For the C&O canal, the new boat, pulled by mules, is being built in Maryland.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The C&O Canal National Historical Park was also recognized at the awards ceremony for Outstanding Stewardship by a Government Agency for the Conococheague Aqueduct project.

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.

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 ...

Two of the historic locks on the C&O Canal in Georgetown have been restored, which is a major step toward a return of the mule-drawn canal boat.

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. The canal ...

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.