Mile 51 through Mile 60
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| Mile Marker 51 - Towpath Maintained |
| 51.5 | |
| Catoctin Creek Aqueduct | |
| Also known as Crooked Aqueduct because of the sharp bend this aqueduct is located near. This 3 arched, 130' aqueduct collapsed in October of 1977 following the collapse of two barrels in 1973. | |
| Mile Marker 52 - Towpath Maintained |
| Mile Marker 53 - Towpath Maintained |
| 53.9 | |
Brunswick Riverside Park     |
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| Town Operated campsite and river access. | |
| Mile Marker 54 - Towpath Maintained |
| Mile Marker 55 - Towpath Maintained | |
Town of Brunswick     |
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| Originally named Berlin, the name was changed in 1890 when the railroad yards were built to avoid confusion with a town east of Salisbury, Maryland. | |
| Lift Lock #30 | |
| Known as Sigafoos Lock, This area was used during the Civil War by the Union Army to cross into Virginia. | |
| Mile Marker 56 - Towpath Maintained |
| Mile Marker 57 - Towpath Maintained |
| 57.4 | |
| Knoxville | |
| Many small towns like this one appeared during and after the canal's construction. | |
| Mile Marker 58 - Towpath Maintained | |
| Lift Lock #31 | |
| Also known as Weverton after Casper Wever who started it as a representative canal town. The remains of the Weverton Manufacturing Co. which operated between 1834 and 1850 are still visible just downstream next to the river. | |
| 58.1 | |
| The Appalachian Trail |
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| The Appalachian Trail follows the towpath for 1.5 miles crossing into Virginia via the US 340 bridge continuing it's journey to Maine. | |
| Mile Marker 59 - Towpath Maintained |
| Mile Marker 60 - Towpath Maintained |
| 60.2 | |
| Lift Lock #32 | |
| 60.5 | |
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Foot Bridge to Harper's Ferry |
| Crosses the Potomac river near the mouth of the Shenandoah River (a great river view) allowing access to the Harper's Ferry National Park. | |
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Harper's Ferry, WV  |
| First settled in 1732, the land was later bought by Robert Harper in 1747. Robert Harper operated the first ferry service across the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The town was officially Incorporated in 1872 by the Circuit Court. An Armory and Arsenal was built at Harpers Ferry in 1796 which was also the scene of John Brown's infamous raid in 1859. | |
| 60.6 | |
| Shenandoah River Lock | |
| Allowed canal boats to enter the Potomac River to cross over to Harper's Ferry. | |
| 60.7 | |
| Lift Lock #33 | |
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