Shenandoah Canal

Shenandoah Canal (HMCH3)

Location: Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 19.321', W 77° 44.061'

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In 1806, workmen with hand tools widened and deepened this channel for cargo boats to bypass, or "skirt," the rapids in the Shenandoah River. Linked with many other skirting canals" en route to Washington, D.C., this passage became part of the Potowmack Canal system founded by George Washington. He envisioned these bypasses as the way to improve navigation on the Potomac River for trade with the western frontier.

Within thirty years, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (a continuous canal), the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the Winchester & Potomac Railroad replaced this outdated transportation system. The obsolete canal became part of the waterpower system for the island's growing number of industries. Waste water from mill and foundry tailraces emptied into this former canal bed, which rejoined the Shenandoah downstream.
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HM NumberHMCH3
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 9:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264287 N 4356077
Decimal Degrees39.32201667, -77.73435000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 19.321', W 77° 44.061'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 19' 19.26" N, 77° 44' 3.66" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3300 Shenandoah St, Harpers Ferry WV 25425, US
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