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C&O Canal - Paw Paw Tunnel的点评
点评：On our recent tour of the area, we took a short detour to check out another section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal—you know, the one George Washington envisioned to connect the Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio River and, ultimately, the Mississippi. While his dream of a grand waterway didn’t quite pan out as planned, the canal did become a vital transportation route and is now a National Historic Park.
This time, we set our sights on the Paw Paw Tunnel, a remarkable 5/8-mile-long bypass that was painstakingly built by hand to save boats from navigating six miles of meandering horseshoe bends in the Potomac River. Last used by barges in 1924, the tunnel is still in excellent shape, allowing visitors to walk through along the old towpath—though you’ll need a flashlight and a little nerve, as it’s supposedly haunted. No ghosts showed up to spook us, but we can definitely see some shadowy corners where they might be lurking.
The C&O Canal itself stretches 185 miles from the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, MD, and the towpath remains intact and well-maintained for walkers, runners, and history buffs. It’s a lovely, peaceful spot—except, perhaps, for those ghostly barge captains. Unfortunately, the railroad industry muscled in during the canal’s construction, cutting its journey short at Cumberland, about 100 miles shy of its intended terminus near Pittsburgh. Still, they made the most of it, with a system of 74 locks that allowed coal from the Allegheny Mountains to be hauled to the coast. A grand vision, slightly derailed—literally.
This time, we set our sights on the Paw Paw Tunnel, a remarkable 5/8-mile-long bypass that was painstakingly built by hand to save boats from navigating six miles of meandering horseshoe bends in the Potomac River. Last used by barges in 1924, the tunnel is still in excellent shape, allowing visitors to walk through along the old towpath—though you’ll need a flashlight and a little nerve, as it’s supposedly haunted. No ghosts showed up to spook us, but we can definitely see some shadowy corners where they might be lurking.
The C&O Canal itself stretches 185 miles from the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, MD, and the towpath remains intact and well-maintained for walkers, runners, and history buffs. It’s a lovely, peaceful spot—except, perhaps, for those ghostly barge captains. Unfortunately, the railroad industry muscled in during the canal’s construction, cutting its journey short at Cumberland, about 100 miles shy of its intended terminus near Pittsburgh. Still, they made the most of it, with a system of 74 locks that allowed coal from the Allegheny Mountains to be hauled to the coast. A grand vision, slightly derailed—literally.
翻译：在我们最近游览该地区时，我们绕道查看了切萨皮克湾和俄亥俄运河的另一部分——你知道，乔治·华盛顿设想的这条运河将切萨皮克湾与俄亥俄河连接起来，并最终与密西西比河连接起来。虽然他梦想中的大水道并没有按计划顺利实现，但这条运河确实成为了一条重要的交通路线，现在已成为国家历史公园。
这次，我们把目光投向了 Paw Paw 隧道，这是一条长达 5/8 英里的绕行隧道，是手工精心修建的，目的是让船只免于在波托马克河蜿蜒六英里的马蹄形弯道上航行。这条隧道最后一次被驳船使用是在 1924 年，现在仍然完好无损，游客可以沿着旧的纤道穿过——不过你需要一个手电筒和一点勇气，因为据说它闹鬼了。没有鬼魂出现吓唬我们，但我们确实可以看到一些阴暗的角落，它们可能潜伏在那里。
切萨皮克和俄亥俄运河本身绵延 185 英里，从华盛顿特区的乔治敦地区一直延伸到马里兰州的坎伯兰，运河的纤道仍然完好无损，维护良好，供步行者、跑步者和历史爱好者使用。这是一个美丽而宁静的地方——也许除了那些幽灵般的驳船船长。不幸的是，铁路行业在运河修建期间强行介入，在坎伯兰缩短了行程，距离其在匹兹堡附近的预定终点站约 100 英里。尽管如此，他们还是充分利用了它，建立了一个由 74 个船闸组成的系统，允许将阿勒格尼山脉的煤炭运到海岸。一个宏伟的愿景，略微偏离了轨道——字面意思。
这次，我们把目光投向了 Paw Paw 隧道，这是一条长达 5/8 英里的绕行隧道，是手工精心修建的，目的是让船只免于在波托马克河蜿蜒六英里的马蹄形弯道上航行。这条隧道最后一次被驳船使用是在 1924 年，现在仍然完好无损，游客可以沿着旧的纤道穿过——不过你需要一个手电筒和一点勇气，因为据说它闹鬼了。没有鬼魂出现吓唬我们，但我们确实可以看到一些阴暗的角落，它们可能潜伏在那里。
切萨皮克和俄亥俄运河本身绵延 185 英里，从华盛顿特区的乔治敦地区一直延伸到马里兰州的坎伯兰，运河的纤道仍然完好无损，维护良好，供步行者、跑步者和历史爱好者使用。这是一个美丽而宁静的地方——也许除了那些幽灵般的驳船船长。不幸的是，铁路行业在运河修建期间强行介入，在坎伯兰缩短了行程，距离其在匹兹堡附近的预定终点站约 100 英里。尽管如此，他们还是充分利用了它，建立了一个由 74 个船闸组成的系统，允许将阿勒格尼山脉的煤炭运到海岸。一个宏伟的愿景，略微偏离了轨道——字面意思。
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