Big Pool, Maryland

Big Pool is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 82 as of the 2010 United [States Census|2010 census]. It is between Clear Spring, Maryland and Hancock, Maryland along Interstate 70 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 French and [Indian War]. Also nearby is the Chesapeake and [Ohio Canal National Historical Park], which lies near Ft. Frederick alongside the Potomac River.
Image:Fort Frederick, Hagerstown vicinity.jpg|thumb|left|Fort Frederick State Park is located just south of Big Pool.
Big Pool is also the name of a large body of water which is part of the Chesapeake and [Ohio Canal]. This pool occurs roughly at the 113 mile mark, and it is on what the canallers called the 14 mile level.