Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac River Corridor, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia; A, Geologic Map and GIS Files (disc 1); B, Geologic Report and Figures (disc 2)
Southworth SC, Brezinski DK, Orndorff RC, Chirico PG, Lagueux KM. 2001. Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac River Corridor, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia; A, Geologic Map and GIS Files (disc 1); B, Geologic Report and Figures (disc 2). U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-188
The Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park, herein called the C&O Canal, crosses three physiographic provinces along the Potomac River. From Georgetown, District of Columbia, to Cumberland, Maryland, the C&O Canal provides an opportunity to examine the geologic history of the central Appalachian region. The geologic map (Chapter A) depicts the 184.5-mile-long park in a 2-mile wide corridor centered on the Potomac River. The geologic report (Chapter B) is presented east to west, by provinces and sections, -- the Piedmont (including the Potomac terrane, the Culpeper basin, the Westminster terrane, and the Frederick Valley synclinorium), the Blue Ridge, and the Valley and Ridge (including the Great Valley). Geologic features are keyed to the NPS mile markers (MM) that are found along the towpath from Georgetown (MM 0) to Cumberland (MM 184.5).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Southworth, Scott; Brezinski, David; Orndorff, Randall; Chirico, Peter; Lagueux, Kerry
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Units
- CHOH , HIST
- Keywords
- Canal, Chesapeake, corridor, District Of Columbia, ehistory, Geology, History, Maryland, National Historical Park, Ohio, Potomac, River, Virginia, West Virginia