The C&O Canal Trust made the announcement Saturday. The lockhouse, which was built in 1832, is also known as Swains Lockhouse after the family that lived there for years.

The C&O Canal Trust will host a lecture Sunday, Feb. 25, on the two Civilian Conservation Corps camps established along the canal in 1938 to house African American members working to restore flood ...

Crews have been working to resurface parts of the C&O Canal and officials hope another 14 miles can get the new treatment by the end of this year.

AWARD: C&O Canal Trust, Inc. for Swains Lockhouse (Montgomery County) – Swains Lockhouse was occupied continuously by the Swain family for more than 100 years.

Chloe Ford, Swindon branch chair at the trust, said: "We're really putting pressure on them to say we can be a real benefit to them. The benefits of a canal community are phenomenal." Prior to its ...

The Canal & River Trust and TV presenter Penny Smith are inviting people to become volunteer lock keepers this summer working at historic sites including Bingley’s famous Five Rise Locks. A ...