Water gates and locks and mule drawn barge on the C O Canal Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Great Falls VA near DC

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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is 185 miles long and was constructed to carry goods from and to Georgetown Washington DC and Cumberland Maryland Mules pull the barges by walking along the towpath at the side of the Canal

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Location: Great Falls, VA, near Washington DC
Photo credit: © Ann Purcell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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