Big Pool is an

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and

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in western Washington County,

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, United States. Its population was 82 as of the 2010 census. It is between Clear Spring, Maryland and

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along

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and is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. To the south of Big Pool lies Fort Frederick State Park, a restored fort used during the

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. Also nearby is the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which lies near Ft. Frederick alongside the

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. Big Pool is also the name of a large body of water which is part of the

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. This pool occurs roughly at the 113 mile mark, and it is on what the canallers called the 14 mile level.

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Fort Frederick State Park
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