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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, or C&O Canal, is a 184.5-mile historic canal along the Potomac River from Georgetown, Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, built between 1828 and 1850.
Illinois and Michigan Canal
The Illinois and Michigan Canal is a 96-mile waterway in northeastern Illinois, opened in 1848 to link Lake Michigan at Chicago with the Illinois River at LaSalle.
Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 308-mile waterway built by Ohio from 1825 to 1832, connecting Lake Erie at Cleveland with the Ohio River at Portsmouth.