The Monocacy Aqueduct, Historical Data, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Unrau HD. 2011. The Monocacy Aqueduct, Historical Data, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver, Colorado
This report has been prepared to satisfy in part the research needs for the preservation/stabilization of Aqueduct No. 2 (Monocacy) on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Altogether eleven aqueducts were built by the canal company to span the major tributaries of the Potomac River. Of these, Aqueduct No. 2 was the longest, containing seven arches and measuring 438 feet between the abutments. Thus, it represented a major engineering accomplishment during the 1830s. The original Historic Structure Report for Monocacy Aqueduct (1976) was transcribed by volunteers and subsequently edited and formatted by library volunteer Karen Gray in November, 2011. This edition was prepared for general use primarily in electronic form, and some changes were made for this purpose. The Afterword was added along with additional illustrations to reflect the aqueduct’s stabilization that was completed in 2005.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Unrau, Harlan
- Date of Issue
- 2011-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- CHOH , HIST , NCR
- Keywords
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Monocacy Aqueduct
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000176: Monocacy Aqueduct