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Big Slackwater View

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Big Slackwater View

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Location: Washington County, Maryland, United States

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mtm05005

July 17, 2023

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Big Slackwater is a deep, smooth area of the C&O canal. It is the place that canal boats used to be launched into the canal.

After a flood destroyed the canal path in 1996, a rasied canal path was reconstructed in 2012. It is now open to the public.

Jamie S.

August 30, 2024

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From this spot near McMahon’s Mill, you get great views of Big Slackwater. McMahon’s Mill used a steel wheel in the early 20th century to generate electricity. The mill closed …

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