The Paw Paw Tunnel: Money Pit Of The C&O Canal | Retracing History Episode 11

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The Story Of The Engineering Marvel That Took Far Longer Than Planned To Construct. The Paw Paw Tunnel was to be a shortcut around the formidable bends in the Potomac River, it was intended to save costs and manpower...instead, its monumental construction stretched the resources of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company to their near breaking point. The tunnel is still in use today, for passage by bikers and hikers using the towpath to travel between Washington DC & Cumberland, MD.
EDIT: Doing My Research I Found A Number Of 200,000 Cubic Yards Of Shale Removed...But Upon Further Examination I Cannot Find The Article That Stated That Number. Instead, The Amount Of Shale Removed Is Reported At 82,000 Cubic Yards. Big Whoops On My Part
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@kennethfuller8347 2 жыл бұрын

I was born and raised in Cumberland and somehow didn't realize, or pay attention, to the significant history of the area when I lived there. Thanks for a great informative video.

@WestPhillyNative215 Жыл бұрын

Informative video and history lesson on the Paw Paw Tunnel. Thanks for sharing. 👍

@cloes_randomness1 24 күн бұрын

Love how the last thing is "you can't miss it" when I have in fact missed it when my mum drove right passed it😂

@Sugarmountaincondo 3 жыл бұрын

A Great video on a very obscure subject, I loved it !! The Canal Era in America is often overlooked so this was a real gem of a find on youtube. Keep up the great work, it is important. P.S. Yes I did subscribe :)

@RealDocJames 3 жыл бұрын

I second this

@ronjones4863 3 жыл бұрын

The absolute best pictures/videos of canals that I have ever seen in one production. (look at 2:00) Nice information as well!

@wv4life375 4 ай бұрын

Drove past today. Thought I was worth looking up

@ericbattlefield1371 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! We were just there this past weekend kayaking the P-mac and hiking through the canal/tunnel.

@sargeroberts2430 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be riding the C&O this summer. Even though I believe the tunnel will be closed for awhile and I might not be able to travel through it, I really enjoyed your very informative video. Keep up the good work young man. Thanks for sharing!

@deadhorse1391 Күн бұрын

When I was a kid used to go fishing there, my dad got busted for having undersize bass Walked through the tunnel a few times, get into the middle and you can just see a speck of light at the ends. Always wondered what they did with all the rock they excavated

@AndrewLoganJameson 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you!

@karengray4214 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the video has many errors beginning with the date the C&O Canal Company was organized, which was in June 1828 not in 1825. Further, due to times when construction did not take place largely due to lack of money, the actual time for construction was: Initial Construction time: 5 ½ yrs. 1836-1841 PLUS 2 years Nov.1848 - Jan. 1851 = TOTAL 7 ½ years actual construction time. Costs stated by Unrau in his Historic Resource Study (2007 version p. 251): **$616,478 for the tunnel INCLUSIVE of the deep cuts at both ends. ** Total Cost of the canal $11,071,000. ** Thus the deep cuts and tunnel cost about 5.57% of the total construction cost. The last lining of the tunnel was done in the winter of 1850-51.

@RedoubtProductions1754 2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy someone with more acknowledge has bestowed this video the exact numbers. Thank you for watching. However, I was focusing on the groundbreaking of construction rather then the company's inception. 1825 is the correct year of inception. The park service lists groundbreaking not occurring until 1828. I wrongly overstated my interpretation of the tunnel directly hampering the financial cost of the canal (among other statistical mistakes which I am embarrassed about) , but the delays in completing the tunnel and surrounding segment of canal would ultimately cost the canal years it could have flourished prior to the railroad's overtaking. I'm sure to return to the C&O Canal someday and will use your information to better that future video.

@danielmclaughlin2642 Жыл бұрын

The most haunted tunnel on the canal and the whole canal is haunted from Dc to Cumberland!

@Itypestuff-truestuff 2 ай бұрын

Coulld be lying tho, i wouldn't know.

@donnebes9421 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite dog is the German shepherd.

@yakamarezlife 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't there fault actually the rocks where stronger than expected if they had gone past Cumberland on to Pittsburgh the shale would have done the same thing