Chesapeake and Ohio Aqueduct Across the Monocacy River
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
N 39° 13.480 W 077° 25.595
18S E 290531 N 4344514
Located at the intersection of route 28 and the Mouth of Monocacy Rd. This marker points down the road to the site of the largest of the 11 aqueducts along the C&O Canal.
Waymark Code: WMP48
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member robert
Views: 38
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Chesapeake and Ohio Aqueduct
Across the Monocacy River
Largest of eleven C&O auqueducts.
Finished in 1833. Alfred Cruger principal
engineer. Constructed of quartzite
from Sugarloaf mountain. It served
until 1924, when after a flood,
commercial operation ceased
Administered by the National Park Service



The Aqueduct
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County (required): Montgomery County

Location (required): Dickerson

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