MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Dam No. 5

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland
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From December 17 to 20, 1861, Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson attempted to halt traffic on the canal by diverting the river around the Virginia abutment of Dam No. 5. Damage was slight and repairs were effected within two days.
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