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"and was completed October 1830 " - Should there be an "in" between completed and October? Not sure if that's a necessary thing, or just a peculiarity of my South Midland English.
" By June 1832, a 22-mile (35 km) section of the canal was operating between Georgetown and Seneca, which includes Lock 21." - I'd say included is better than includes here, as it's referring to 1832 events
Changed to "included". TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Was it Offutts Crossroads or Offutt's Crossroads? Both are used
Will change all to "Offutt's". I believe both were used. An article from 2010 in Bethesda Magazine interviewed Bill Offutt—a descendent of the family. The article used "Offutt's Crossroads", so I will too. Would not be surprised if the Post Office would not use the " ' ". TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Swain family
Was the name spelled Jesse or Jessie? Both are used
Changed them all to "Jesse", which matches his obit. TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Today
"is located between water fall and water fowl attractions" - I'm pretty sure waterfall is one word
Fixed. Supposed to be a "clever" play on words, was not sure if I was going to leave it in. TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You use Arcadia, Arcadia Publishing, and Arcadia Publishing Inc. Choose one to stick with
Those all match what is shown when one clicks the OCLC number. However, I will change them all to say Arcadia Publishing Inc. TwoScars (talk) 16:58, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Images
File:Lock 66 below Paw paw on C and O Canal.jpg cannot be used in the article, as the licensing information is incorrect. It's not an NPS work, so the NPS work tag is incorrect; without a publishing date, it can't be demonstrated to be public domain.