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157.4 |
12-Aug-98 |
The Potomac at Purslane Run hiker biker campground, on a misty
morning. |
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162.34 |
12-Aug-98 |
Town Creek Aqueduct (No. 10). One 100-foot span. According to Hahn,
"Much of the aqueduct was rebuilt in 1977 and is now in a stabilized condition, though the
appearance is lacking in authenticity and somewhat in sensitivity." |
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164.82 |
12-Aug-98 |
Lock No. 68, as seen from the Potomac Forks hiker-biker campground. |
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164.82 |
12-Aug-98 |
Potomac Forks. To the left is the South Branch of the Potomac; to the right,
the North Branch. If the North Branch (shorter than the South Branch, but which carries more
water) had not been accepted as the true source of the Potomac, all the area between the
two rivers would be part of Maryland, not West Virginia. The canal company originally planned
to
build Dam. No. 7 here, but discarded the idea in favor of a steam pump. |
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165.08 |
12-Aug-98 |
Cliffs on the berm side of the canal, known locally as Falling Rocks. |
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166.7 |
12-Aug-98 |
The low-water bridge at Oldtown, once known as the only privately owned
interstate toll bridge in the country. Closed by the State of Maryland in 1995, it was repaired
and opened without tolls. |
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167.04 |
12-Aug-98 |
Looking downstream to Lock No. 71 at Oldtown. |
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167.5 |
12-Aug-98 |
Alum Hill Deep Cut, above Oldtown. |
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169.17 |
12-Aug-98 |
Pigmans Ferry hiker-biker campsite. Normally, the cows are on the other side
of the fence. |
