A Quiet Morning on the Cushwa Basin - C and O Canal Canvas Print

Early morning on the Cushwa turning basin where the still water of the C&O Canal beautifully mirrors the striking red Cushwa Warehouse and Trolly Barn. Cushwa's, located in Williamsport, Maryland, is one of the C&O Canal Visitor Centers.

The Cushwa Coal and Brick Warehouse, built between 1790-1810, predates the C&O Canal. Sometime after the Canal opened, Victor Cushwa and his partner Charles Embry purchased the warehouse. By the 1880s, Cushwa was the sole owner. The warehouse was used to store coal, brick, iron, cement, and plaster. It operated as a warehouse until the 1970s.

The Cushwa Turning Basin was one of the few places along the C&O Canal that canal boats could completely turn around. During the Canal's heyday, boatmen would have their cargo boats lined up and down the Canal waiting to load and unload cargo at the Cushwa Warehouse, where they were able to pull right up to the warehouse doors.

The building up the hill is a Trolley Barn. The barn was a...

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