During the 19th century, mules acted as the "engines" of the C&O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD. Today, the park mules help to preserve and share […]
This year's boat program will highlight the launch boats that traveled along the canal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Launch boats were typically 30-foot long boats that […]
During the 19th century, mules acted as the "engines" of the C&O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD. Today, the park mules help to preserve and share […]
Ever wonder what music echoed along the canal in the 19th century? On the first Saturday of each month, visit the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center to hear the Northern […]
Experience history in the same courtroom where Thurgood Marshall argued for equal pay for Montgomery County’s Black teachers, a pivotal case led by the NAACP that marked the first of […]
This year's boat program will highlight the launch boats that traveled along the canal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Launch boats were typically 30-foot long boats that […]
Engaging “N” Gauge Model Railroading Layouts Brought to You by Independent Dudes in Operation Top Secret Model Railroad Club Miniature Model N Gauge Railroad Trains Locomote through Towns, Mountainous Terrain, […]
Maryland Emancipation Day was first celebrated on November 4, 1864. It marked the change in the Maryland State Constitution to free all enslaved people from their bondage. Join us on […]
Maryland Emancipation Day commemorates the ratification of the Maryland Constitution of 1864, which officially abolished slavery within the state and emancipated all those still held in bondage. Join us on […]
Maryland Emancipation Day was first celebrated on November 4, 1864. It marked the change in the Maryland State Congress to free all enslaved people from their bondage. Join us on […]
