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C & D Canal

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Built from 1824 to 1829, this former 13-5/8 mile-long lock canal connected the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, and nearby Chesapeake City was the canal’s western terminus and steadily grew in the mid to late 19th century serving canal traffic.
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Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway (Spine), Maryland
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