Kessler Tunnel

Historic Site

This 1843-foot tunnel is one of several constructed by the Western Maryland railway in the late 1800s. The tunnel portal is showing the effects of water and other damage. It was built to bypass several bends in the Potomac.

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Kessler Tunnel

Historic Site

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