Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf canal
gptkbp:annualEvent C&D Canal Day
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1829
earth and rock
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1804
gptkbp:crosses C&D Canal
gptkbp:designatedAs National_Historic_Landmark_District
gptkbp:drainageBasin yes
gptkbp:educationalPrograms yes
gptkbp:environmentalImpact habitat for wildlife
water quality management
gptkbp:famousLandmark yes
gptkbp:features lock system
gptkbp:fishSpecies state laws apply
gptkbp:historicalEvent War of 1812
Battle of Cooch's Bridge
gptkbp:historicalPeriod commercial transport
ferry service
military transport
gptkbp:historicalSignificance trade route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
gptkbp:keyIssues 2
gptkbp:length 14 miles
gptkbp:lighting yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Delaware
gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:navigable yes
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:C&D_Canal_Museum
gptkb:C&D_Canal_State_Park
gptkbp:notableFor tourism
economic development
transportation
gptkbp:opened 1829
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Intracoastal_Waterway
gptkb:National_Water_Trails_System
gptkbp:recreation fishing
hiking
biking
gptkbp:serves recreational boating
commercial shipping
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Cecil_County
gptkb:New_Castle_County
gptkbp:type artificial waterway
gptkbp:usedFor navigation
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:wildlife yes