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Dimensions
Image:
10.00" x 6.50"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
Monocacy Aqueduct Framed Print
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Product Details
Monocacy Aqueduct framed print by Susan Rissi Tregoning. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
The Monocacy Aqueduct, also known as C&O Canal Aqueduct #2, is the largest of the 11 aqueducts constructed on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.... more
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Artist's Description
The Monocacy Aqueduct, also known as C&O Canal Aqueduct #2, is the largest of the 11 aqueducts constructed on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Located at mile 42.2 along the C&O Canal towpath near Dickerson, Maryland, it comprises seven arches, each spanning 54 feet. The aqueduct’s length is 438 feet from abutment to abutment. It crosses the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River. Described as one of the finest canals in the United States, the aqueduct scale is considered a major engineering accomplishment for the time it was built, 1829-1833. Constructed mainly out of large quartzite stone blocks quarried from Sugarloaf Mountain’s base, the stones were carefully placed together and painstakingly hand-shaped by masons once on site. The aqueduct cost $127,900 to construct.
In 1972 after the Hurricane Agnes flood, engineers designed a steel banding system to stabilize the structure and installed steel rods to reinforce it. In 2004-2005, after res...
About Susan Rissi Tregoning
I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...
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