Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Park
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Friday March 29 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Great Falls Tavern Discovery Space: The Hike and Saving Important Places
The Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center Discovery Space is open for visitors to participate in self-directed, hands-on activities related to the canal.From March 20-27, 1954, William O. Douglas and 57 others hiked down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath in an effort to......More
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Saturday March 30 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Great Falls Tavern Discovery Space: The Hike and Saving Important Places
The Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center Discovery Space is open for visitors to participate in self-directed, hands-on activities related to the canal.From March 20-27, 1954, William O. Douglas and 57 others hiked down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath in an effort to......More
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Saturday March 30 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT Monthly
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Dulcimer Group share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instrume......More
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Sunday March 31 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Great Falls Tavern Discovery Space: The Hike and Saving Important Places
The Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center Discovery Space is open for visitors to participate in self-directed, hands-on activities related to the canal.From March 20-27, 1954, William O. Douglas and 57 others hiked down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath in an effort to......More
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Saturday April 6 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT Monthly
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Dulcimer Group share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instrume......More
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Saturday April 13 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT Monthly
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Dulcimer Group share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instrume......More
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Saturday April 20 All Day
Fee-Free Day
Join us on Saturday, April 20th for a Fee-Free Day at Great Falls, Maryland as we celebrate National Park Week! All day long entrance fees will be waived as we kick off National Park Week and our 2024 program season. Stop by and meet the park mules, listen to live music......More
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
2024 Program Season KICK-OFF
Join is on Saturday April 20th as we KICK OFF our 2024 summer program season with the first 'Meet the Mules' program of the season! Meet us behind the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center to meet two of the park's mules and learn more about the history of mules at C& O Can......More
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Saturday April 20 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT Monthly
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Dulcimer Group share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instrume......More
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Sunday April 21 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT Weekly
Evolution of Fashion Along the C&O Canal
Clothing and fashion have always played an important role in defining people, communities, and time periods. Just like today, fashion of the 19th-century said a lot about people including their occupations and social status. Fashion along the canal varied from clothing ......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when a group of local musicians share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instruments will be used,......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
National Junior Ranger Day at Great Falls Tavern
Calling all Junior Rangers!Join us on Saturday April 27th for National Junior Ranger Day at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center in Potomac MD! Celebrated each year during National Park Week National Junior Ranger Day is a time to explore learn and help protect C& O Ca......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT Monthly
Music on the Canal
Ever wonder what type of music would have been heard along the canal? Come join us the first Saturday of each month when the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Dulcimer Group share their talents and knowledge of 19th century music with visitors. A variety of historical instrume......More
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Sunday April 28 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT Weekly
Meet the Mules
During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with unique experiences and tangible links to the pas......More