Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk

Summary

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]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk
C&O Canal commemorative obelisk in 2022
LocationWashington, D.C.TypeObeliskMaterialMarbleHeight8 footOpening date1850Restored date2005Dedicated toCompletion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cumberland, Maryland Description edit

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

  • Northeast: “CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL./ Commenced at Georgetown./ July 4TH 1828./ Chief Engineer / BENJAMIN WRIGHT.”
  • Northwest: “CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL./ COMPLETED TO CUMBERLAND./ OCTR. 10TH 1850./ CHIEF ENGINEER/ CHARLES B. FISK.”
  • Southeast: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL/ COMPANY 1850/ President/ JAMES M. COALE./ Directors / WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,/ HENRY DAINGERFIELD,/ WM. COST JOHNSON,/ JOHN PICKELL,/ GEORGE SCHLEY,/ SAMUEL P. SMITH,/ Clerk/ WALTER S. RINGOL, / Treasurer / LAWRENCE J. BRENGLE.”
  • Southwest: “MARYLAND STATE AGENTS./ SAMUEL SPRIGG,/ ALLEN B. DAVIS, WM. T. GOLDSBOROUGH, TENCH TILGHMAN, JOHN VAN LEAR.”

History edit

The obelisk was restored in 2005.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Commemorative Obelisk". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk at Wikimedia Commons

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