That convenient walking path across a “bridge” may not be what you think. In fact, it is where water once flowed atop water; once a part of the waterway system that was the C&O Canal… the Conococheague aqueduct.
So, here, in the days past my ggg grandfather’s days as lead lockkeepeer, after he bought (1860) a canal boat (the G.P. Lloyd) of his own, did he make passage with full loads of coal, enroute to Georgetown, D.C. Then, after he made the delivery… hmmm, I wonder if they hauled other goods back to this part of Md.
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Dick Stanley
September 27, 2010
Canned goods, maybe? Bolts of cloth?
Robert Moore
September 27, 2010
I was thinking of the possibility of working with local mercantile owners to bring in any number of things. The only thing is, one had to be so fortunate to get such a good situation considering the shear number of flatboats running on the canal.
Mike Simons
September 27, 2010
Nothing like using gravity to move water. Nice looking Duct and someone needs to clean up that pile of drift wood.