Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk

C&O Canal monument in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk is an 8-foot (2.4 m) marble obelisk erected in 1850 in Washington, D.C., to mark the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cumberland, Maryland.[1] It stands on the northwest corner of the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge over the canal in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood.[1]

The monument is inscribed on all four sides:[1]

The obelisk was restored in 2005.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Commemorative Obelisk". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

Coordinates: 38°54′16″N 77°03′46″W / 38.90435°N 77.06290°W / 38.90435; -77.06290

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