Also imp.........is that the canal once ran into the downtown area...........u can see it from Peale's photo in 1863..............
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc34.htm
U.S. National Park Service
Washington DC
-- A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary ... The
building was constructed as the house for the Lockkeeper of the Canal, ... The Lockkeeper's House is located on the corner of 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_City_Canal
The Washington City Canal operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s in Washington, D.C. The canal connected the Anacostia River, ... the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue, Northwest (N.W.), and 17th Street, N.W., near the National Mall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Avenue
This article is about the street in Washington, D.C., United States. ... Signage on the 1900 block of Constitution Avenue NW ... The Washington Canal Company was incorporated in 1802, and after several false starts substantial work began in ...
greatergreaterwashington.org/.../a-river-of-slime-runs-under-constitution...
Feb 28, 2012 - How is Washington, DC like this scene from Ghostbusters 2? ... In other words, Constitution Avenue was once a river. ... DC's canal connection into the C&O began at the Rock Creek Basin and followed 27th Street down until it ...
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