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Lockhouse 22

Hotel·MarylandMentioned by BBC Travel
“End of Pennyfield Lock Rd. Potomac, MD 20854 Click here to see directions and map. Lockhouse 22, known colloquially as Pennyfield after its longtime lockkeepers, is exemplar of the standard lockhouse construction format. A favorite hideaway from the pressures of Washington, President Grover…”
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BBC TravelSep 20

What it's like to sleep along Maryland's 200-year-old canal, one lock-keeper house at a time

The C&O Canal was a thriving 19th-Century waterway, and a strategic asset during the Civil War. Today, its historic lockhouses offer overnight guests a unique way to relive US history.

Closest to living like 19th-century lock-keepers; no electricity.

10 things in this story
  • Canal Quarters lockhousesHotelEight lockhouses available for overnight stays.
  • Lockhouse 10HotelFurnished to evoke the late 1930s.
  • Mather GorgeSightA steep, razor-narrow chasm on the Potomac River.
  • Lockhouse 21HotelOutfitted to recall 1916, the canal's twilight era.
  • Lockhouse 22HotelClosest to living like 19th-century lock-keepers; no electricity.
  • Seneca AqueductSightWater-filled bridge carrying canal over Seneca Creek.
  • Elsewhere
  • C&O Canal TowpathTrailWashington DC, United StatesRecreational trail running beside the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.
  • GeorgetownNeighborhoodWashington DC, United StatesWashington DC's cobblestoned 18th-Century neighborhood.
  • Old Angler's InnRestaurantPotomac, United StatesOffers burgers and jugs of water for towpath users.
  • Great Falls Tavern Visitor CenterMuseumPotomac, United StatesA former lockhouse turned visitor center.
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