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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C39_the-jefferson-town-well_Jefferson-MD.html
The device in front of you is the actual water pump used by Jefferson residents to draw water from the town well. During the 1800's and until 1960, residents obtained water from the well located in the center of town. The well offered tremendous c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YB1_honoring-our-veterans-a-war-memorial_Jefferson-MD.html
In honor and memory of the brave men and women in the armed forced of the United States from the Jefferson area who have so faithfully served out country. Your courage, devotion, and sacrifice in providing us protection and our many freedoms will …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WTG_catoctin-aqueduct-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
Today towpath hikers and bikers need a bridge to cross the Catoctin Creek here. Many decades ago canal boats needed a bridge too. The Catoctin Aqueduct, completed in 1834, served the canal until 1924. Imagine the scene here in the late 1800s - the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WTF_stones-reunited-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
Most of the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct collapsed in 1973. For decades it had endured erosion, winter freezing, the battering of floating logs, and the sheer force of floodwaters. Some stones washed downstream and were lost.
This outstanding exampl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMS_a-lockkeepers-life-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
Lockkeepers were available anytime of the day or night to operate this lock. Tending lock was often a family venture and the canal company preferred family men. Lockkeepers were paid as much as $600 a year, and were provided a lockhouse with a gar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMO_aqueduct-stones-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
Because so many aqueduct stones were lost over the years, replacement stones were needed for the restoration in 2010-11. Beside this panel are an original stone and a new stone to be seen and touched. Note the tooled finish on the stone faces.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMN_the-beautiful-aqueduct-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
The Catoctin Aqueduct, or "Aqueduct No. 3," ranks as one of the premiere stone structures on the C&O Canal. Aqueducts carried the canal's waters over creeks and rivers, allowing boats to float safely above the sometimes turbulent waters below. Eng…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMK_fall-and-rise-of-an-aqueduct-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
In 1834, the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct at Mile 51.5 opened a critical link in one of America's pioneering transportation corridors. One of eleven aqueducts, it was often called the most beautiful aqueduct on the line. After the C&O Canal ceased oper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WH2_a-canal-home-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
The canal company supplied locktenders with a house next to the lock which enabled them to work the lock day and night. The house provided more than a roof over their heads; it was a stable home for their families. For children, used to the transi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WH0_lockhouse-28-historical_Jefferson-MD.html
Completed in 1837, Lockhouse 28 stands where fierce competition between the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad brought both to a standstill. Both sides fought long and hard in the race to reach the Ohio River valley and control mid-Atlantic western tr…