Dhamaanba ku saabsan Park Historic National Chesapeake iyo Ohio Canal
Kanaalka Chesapeake iyo Ohio (C & O Kanal) waa park qaran taariikheed oo taariikhda xiiso leh qarnigii 18aad. Waxay soconeysaa 184.5 mayl waqooyiga wabiga Potomac River , oo ka bilaabmaysa Georgetown iyo soo afjarida Cumberland, Maryland . Kursiga loo yaqaan 'C & O Canal' wuxuu bixiyaa meelo ka mid ah meelaha ugu wanaagsan ee madadaalada dibadda ee Washington DC. Adeegga Qaranka ee Qaranka wuxuu bixiyaa adeega doonka kalluumeysiga kaniisadaha iyo tarjumayaasha tarjubaanka fasaxa xilliga guga, xagaaga, iyo dayrta.
Madadaalada oo la wadaago Kanaalka C & O
- Raacitaanka- Mid ka mid ah meelaha ugu wanaagsan ee gobolka ee ku raaxaysta dabeecadda, C & O Canal National National Park waxay bixisaa muuqaal qurux badan iyo dhul sahlan oo ku yaal jidka tareenada badankooda. Si aad uhogasho badan u tartantid, ka hubi Billy Goat Trail.
- Baaskiil -Dhamaan 184 mayl Wadarta Towpath ee u dhaxeeya Georgetown iyo Cumberland, MD waa la jabi karaa. 20ka mayl ee ugu horreeya ayaa ah kuwa aad loo isticmaalo. Ruxruxa 'Crescent Trail' waxay bixisaa dusha sare ee isbarbar dhiga ee Towpath ka Georgetown illaa Bethesda. Kirooyinka baaskiilka ayaa laga heli karaa raadsiga Fletchers Boat House (mile 3.1).
- Kalluumeysiga - Liisanka kalluumeysiga ayaa loogu baahan yahay dadka da'doodu tahay 16-65.
- Kalluumaysiga iyo Kayaking -Caannoolajinta iyo kayaking ayaa caan ku ah qeybaha Georgetown ilaa Violettes Lock (mile 22). Canoes waxaa laga kireyn karaa Swains Lock iyo Foolcors Cove. Kalluumeysatada waa la mamnuucay.
- Horseback Riding -Heses ayaa lagu tuuri karaa qiyaastii 160 mayl oo ah 184,5 mayl maroodiga. Looma ogola inay u dhaxeeyaan Georgetown (mile 0) iyo Swains Lock (mile 16.6) ama Offutt Street (mile 181.8) ilaa Cumberland (mile 184.5). Baaskiilayaasha ayaa ka masuul ah inay ku beertaan digada.
- Dabaasha waa la mamnuucay.
Xarumaha Booqdayaasha Kanaalka C & O
- Georgetown - 1057 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC (202) 653-5190. Xarunta booqashada waxaa laga heli karaa 30th Street.
- Magaalooyinka Great Falls - 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, MD (301) 767-3714. Waxaa jira khidmad gelitaan ($ 5 halkii baabuur, $ 3 qofkiiba marka cagaha ama baaskiilada) uu galo beerta. Gaadiidka kalluumeysiga boodhka ah ayaa la bixiyaa inta lagu jiro bilaha kuleylaha sanadka. Xarunta Booqdayaasha waxaa loo dhisay sidii guri gacmeed oo maanta uu soo bandhigayo bandhigyo isdhexgal ah oo ku saabsan taariikhda kanaalka.
- Brunswick - 40 West Potomac Street Brunswick, MD (301) 834-7100. Xarunta Booqdaha waxay muujineysaa muujinta taariikhda gaadiidka ee aagga oo ay ku jiraan Brunswick Railroad.
- Williamsport - 205 W. Potomac St., Williamsport, MD (301) 582-0813. Xarunta Booqdaha waxay ku taallaa bakhaar jir ah oo ku yaala Cushwa Basin.
- Hancock - 439 E. Main St., Hancock, MD (301) 678-5463. The Bowles House taariikhiga ah wuxuu u adeegayaa xarunta cusub ee booqashada Hancock wuxuuna bixiyaa bandhigyo kala duwan oo taariikheed.
- Cumberland - Western Westland Railway Station, Room 100, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, MD (301) 722-8226 - Bandhigyo tarjubaan ah oo ku saabsan taariikhda gaadiidka ee aaggu waxay ku yaalaan Isticmaalka Saldhiga Dhexe ee Maryland ee Tareenka 1913.
Taariikhda Kanaalka C & O
Intii lagu jiray qarniyadii 18-aad iyo 19-aad, Georgetown iyo Alexandria waxay ahaayeen qaybo waawayn oo lagu qaybiyo tubaakada, miro, macaan, cayayaanka, alwaax iyo waxyaabo kale. Cumberland, Maryland waxay ahayd wax soo saare muhiim ah oo ka mid ah alaabadaas iyo 184.5-mile ee webiga Potomac waxay ahayd wadada weyn ee gaadiidka u dhaxeysa Cumberland iyo Chesapeake Bay . Duufaannada ku yaal Potomac, gaar ahaan Shirkadda Great Falls iyo Little Falls, waxay sameeyeen gaadiidka gawaarida aan macquul ahayn.
Si loo xaliyo dhibaatadan, injineeriyadu waxay abuureen C & O Canal, nidaam ay la socdaan xayiraadaha oo si siman u orday webiga si ay u bixiyaan waddo si ay ugu raraan badeecadaha wabiga. Dhismaha Kanaalka C & O wuxuu bilaabay 1828 iyo 74 Qalabyo ayaa la dhammeeyaa 1850. Qorshaha asalka ah wuxuu ahaa inuu kordhiyo kanaalka Wabiga Ohio, laakiin taasi marnaba ma dhicin sababtoo ah guusha Baltimore & Ohio (B & O Rail Railroad) saar kanaalka isticmaalka. Kanaalka ayaa ka shaqeeyaa 1828-1924. Boqolaal guryo asal ah, oo ay ku jiraan qufulo iyo kilkilooyinka, waxay weli taagan yihiin waxayna na xusuusinayaan taariikhda kanaalka. Laga soo bilaabo 1971-ka kanaalka wuxuu ahaa aag heer qaran ah, isaga oo siinaya meel uu ku raaxaysto dibadda kana barto taariikhda gobolka.