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The 1942 flood undid much of the initial canal restoration work from the previous flood in 1936. It served to remind C&O managers how difficult it was to maintain a working canal along the Potomac River.

(Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum)

Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) Note the old eastbound station and mill in the background right.

W Frank Mathers ... and one of the girder spans of the former Potomac River Bridge, visible in the distance, to the left of "WB" Tower

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