Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:canAllocate Artificial canal
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Potomac_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkbp:constructionMaterial gptkb:Earth
1850
Stone
Wood
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1828
gptkbp:dissolved 1938
gptkbp:founded 1828
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent Community engagement
Community events
Cultural events
Educational programs
Environmental restoration
Tourism development
Wildlife conservation efforts
Recreational use
Research initiatives
Flooding incidents
Economic decline
Restoration efforts
Historical preservation efforts
Public access improvements
Completion of the canal
National_Park_designation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural heritage
Economic development
Recreation
Tourism
Transportation route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
gptkbp:keyIssues 74
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_M._McCulloh
gptkbp:length 184.5 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:originalPurpose Coal transportation
gptkbp:purpose Transportation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:triggerType Chamber_lock
gptkbp:type Canal
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Potomac_River
Canal feeder streams