And the adjacent Chesapeake & Ohio Canal provides flat water for the less adventurous.

First competition with railroads silenced the adjoining 185-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal from Cumberland to Washington.

William Bowie (January 29, 1776 - 1826) was an agrarian and delegate to the state convention to charter the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.

In 1857, he rented water power on the Ohio Canal in northwest Akron to power a mill for production of oatmeal.

Historically, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal passed through the gap as well.

Barely 100 feet from the station are remnants of the twin guard locks that marked the terminus of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.

He was appointed to survey and construct the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal in 1836.

The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal was constructed to allow barges to bypass the falls.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built between 1828 and 1850 and closed in 1924.

It was created in the 19th century to hold water for the Ohio Canal.