Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company

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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was the 19th-century corporation responsible for financing, constructing, and operating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River to facilitate transportation and commerce.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal company
corporation
transportation company
activity constructing canal
financing canal construction
operating canal
associatedWith Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
competedWith Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
country United States
economicRole freight transportation provider
regional trade facilitator
foundedInPeriod 19th century
geographicFocus Potomac River corridor
historicalEra canal era in the United States
industry canal transportation
infrastructure construction
infrastructureType artificial canal
inland waterway
languageOfName English
locatedInRiverValley Potomac River Valley
locatedOn Potomac River
mainWork Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
linked to: C&O Canal
namedAfter Chesapeake Bay
Ohio River
operatedAlong Potomac River
operatedIn District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
product Chesapeake and Ohio Canal infrastructure
linked to: C&O Canal
purpose facilitate commerce
facilitate transportation
servedCity Washington, D.C.
servedRegion Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
servedState Maryland
Virginia
transportedCommodity agricultural products
coal
lumber
stone
transportMode barge
canal boat
usedPowerSource mule-drawn boats
usedTechnology lock canal system

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C&O Canal builtBy Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
Great Falls Tavern builtFor Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company