Description
Lockhouse 28 evokes the canal of the 1830s as construction came to a halt while the B&O Railroad and the C&O Canal fought for the right-of-way at Point of Rocks.
Canal Quarters offers an extraordinary interpretive opportunity for people of all ages. Stay overnight in a lockhouse and experience life as it may have been during a bygone era on the C&O Canal. Seven lockhouses have been painstakingly rehabilitated and furnished to evoke different eras in the canal’s history.
With a gift certificate, you can choose the lockhouse and length of stay, while allowing the recipient to select the dates that best suits his/her schedule. Please allow 7-10 days for receipt of gift certificate by mail. Need it more quickly? Contact the Trust by phone at 301-745-8888.
Offering the most rustic experience of all the Canal Quarters lockhouses, Lockhouse 28 has no heat, no electricity, and no running water. a portable toilet is available. At mile marker 48.9.
For more information on Canal Quarters or to register for your own stay, visit www.canalquarters.org.
