Lock and Lockhouse 71 - C and O Canal
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Lock and Lockhouse 71 - C and O Canal
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Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Lockhouse 71 on the C&O Canal is just a very short distance upstream from Lockhouse 70 in the center of Oldtown, Maryland. This section of the Canal is also known as Battie Mixon Pond in honor of the Natural Resources Officer who led the community's rewatering effort in the 1940s and 50s.
Lock 71 is one of the last remaining composite locks. The C&O Canal Company was having financial trouble and struggled to get a good quality stone to the Canal's far upstream areas. They allowed contractors to use whatever stone they could find and augment the construction with wood. The lock pockets on Lock 71 were later replaced with concrete.
Copyright 2021 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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February 22nd, 2021
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