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The C and O Canal

Georgetown, Washington DC

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"The C and O Canal. George Washington's most expensive bad idea, and it starts right at your feet. See those locks — the stone chambers stepping up from the water? There are four of them right here. They climb like a staircase. Each one raises a boat about eight feet. This is the beginning of a hundred and eighty-four miles of canal. Seventy-four locks."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Follow the full Georgetown Was Here First route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The C and O Canal
  3. 3 The Old Stone House
  4. 4 The Exorcist Steps
  5. 5 Georgetown University
  6. 6 Dumbarton Oaks
  7. 7 Tudor Place
  8. 8 Martin's Tavern
  9. 9 The Reveal

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