History and Preservation at the C&O Canal
Thursday, June 10 at 7pm
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Learn a brief history of the C&O Canal, its preservation, and what you can experience there!
Join Peerless Rockville and the Glenview Mansion Speaker Series as we welcome Robin Zanotti, President of the C&O Canal Trust. The C&O Canal National Historical Park is celebrating its 50th year as part of the National Park Service! Started in 1828 as a dream of quick passage to the American West, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was a lifeline for communities along the Potomac River as fuel and all kinds of goods floated down the waterway to market. It became a National Historic Park in 1971, saved by preservationists after the area became a target for development in the 1950s.
Today, you can visit over 20,000 acres of historical, natural and recreational treasures at the C&O Canal National Historical Park, the ninth most visited National Park in the nation, with over 5 million visitors annually.
The C&O Canal Trust has partnered with the Park to rehabilitate, protect and program seven historic lockhouses. Learn a brief history of the C&O Canal and the stories each of these lockhouses tell about westward expansion.
This is an online presentation through Zoom. Upon registration, you will receive the link to the Zoom broadcast.
