The barges long ago stopped plying the 180-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal between Georgetown and Cumberland, Md. But along its path, glimpses of the past remain — from lock houses and aqueducts to dams ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The end of summer doesn't mean the end of boat rides in the C&O Canal at Williamsport. Managers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park say the weekend ...

WILLIAMSPORT — Okay, so Williamsport was passed over in its consideration to be the location for the nation’s capital in the 1700s. It’s no problem as an estimated 700 guests — including Gov. Larry ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) -- The National Park Service is starting work on a project to raise a steel "lift bridge" on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Williamsport. The ceremonial groundbreaking on ...

The National Park Service has broken ground on a new C&O Canal Headquarters and Visitors Center in Williamsport, Maryland. The groundbreaking also marked the opening of the restored Conococheague ...

The restored towpath next to the C&O canal. The $20 million reconstruction of the canal towpath near McMahon’s Mill in Williamsport is finished. Sen. Ben Cardin and Maryland Rep. David Trone attended ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The National Park Service says it’s launching a tourist boat this spring in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park at Williamsport. Ranger Curt Gaul says the boat will ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The western Maryland town of Williamsport is debating whether to continue focusing its efforts on further developing Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The Herald-Mail ...

Drifting into consciousness, I became blissfully aware of the gentle lapping of the Potomac River just 20 feet from my tent, and the distant chirping of crickets wooing the night. Quietly, so as not ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (DC News Now) — Layoffs implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the National Park Service are drawing protests from enthusiasts of the C&O Canal. The ...