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Locks On The Chesapeake And Ohio Canal
The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks; river locks; and guard, or inlet, locks. They were numbered 1 to 75, including two locks with fractional numbers ( and ) and none numbered 65. There is also the Tidewater Lock, sometimes called Lock 0, lock at the downstream end of the canal in Washington, D.C., where Rock Creek flows into the Potomac River. The fractional numbering arose because locks 70–75 were completed in 1842, before locks 62 and 66. It was found that the level of the canal between locks 62 and 66 could be raised in three steps instead of four. So the additional locks through there were numbered steps apart (62, , , and 66) so that the other locks, already completed, did not have to be renumbered. While one source states that it takes about 10 minutes for a boat to lock through, experiments done in the 1830s show that it was possible for a boat to go ...
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Opening Paddle Valves On Lock Gate On C And O Canal
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Guard Lock 8 C And O Canal From NPS
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Lock 70 Detail Of Upper Gate Pockets On Chesapeake And Ohio Canal
Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock'' (film), a 2016 Punjabi film * Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire''), a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro * Lock (waltz), a dance figure * ''Locked'' (miniseries), Indian web miniseries * ''The Lock'' (Constable), an 1824 painting by John Constable * ''The Lock'' (Fragonard) or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard * ''Locks'' (album), by Garnet Crow, 2008 People *Lock (surname) *Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock" * George Locks (1889–1965), English cricketer *Lock Martin (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr. Places *Lock, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States *Lock, South Australia, a small town in the c ...
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Composite Lock Vs Regular Lock On Chesapeake And Ohio Canal
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Bypass Flume Lock 7 C And O Canal
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Lock Tenders Shanty On C And O Canal At Lock 50
Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock'' (film), a 2016 Punjabi film * Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire''), a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro * Lock (waltz), a dance figure * ''Locked'' (miniseries), Indian web miniseries * ''The Lock'' (Constable), an 1824 painting by John Constable * ''The Lock'' (Fragonard) or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard * ''Locks'' (album), by Garnet Crow, 2008 People *Lock (surname) *Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock" * George Locks (1889–1965), English cricketer *Lock Martin (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr. Places *Lock, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States *Lock, South Australia, a small town in the c ...
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Iron Cramps Holding Stones Together On C And O Canal Rileys Lock
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Drop Lock Mechanism From Same Side
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Pennyfield Lock
The Pennyfield Lock (Lock #22) and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (a.k.a. C&O Canal) that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. The lock, located at towpath mile-marker 19.7, is near Maryland Route 190, River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland. The original lock house was built in 1830, and its Lock (water navigation), lock was completed in 1831. The name "Pennyfield" is a misspelling of the family name of long-time lock keepers George and Charles Pennifield. George, and then his son Charlie, operated the lock from the 1880s until it was permanently closed. George was an avid fisherman, and once hosted President Grover Cleveland for several days of fishing near the lock. Today, the lock and restored lock house are part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is a favorite of Birdwatching, bird watchers, and the Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area an ...
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Lock Trash And Rake On C And O Canal
Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance * Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock'' (film), a 2016 Punjabi film * Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire''), a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro *Lock (waltz), a dance figure * ''Locked'' (miniseries), Indian web miniseries * ''The Lock'' (Constable), an 1824 painting by John Constable * ''The Lock'' (Fragonard) or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard * ''Locks'' (album), by Garnet Crow, 2008 People *Lock (surname) * Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock" *George Locks (1889–1965), English cricketer * Lock Martin (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr. Places *Lock, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States * Lock, South Australia, a small town in th ...
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Cabin John, MD
Cabin John is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Its original southern boundary encompassed a section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) including locks 8–12, and the northern shore of the Potomac River. It is also the access point to Plummers Island, originally owned by The Washington Biologists’ Field Club and called “the most thoroughly studied island in North America.” Cabin John is the location of the Union Arch Bridge built between 1857 and 1864; at the time of its completion, the bridge embodied the longest single-span masonry arch in the world and remains the longest in the United States. History Early land records in 1715 cite Captain John's Run, now Cabin John Creek. The toponym "Cabin John" is thought to be a corruption of the name "Captain John", but the origin of the name remains unresolved. Immediately adjacent to the west end of the Union Arch Bridge, overlooking the river, was the historic ...
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Lock On The Chesapeake And Ohio Canal
Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance * Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock'' (film), a 2016 Punjabi film * Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire''), a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro *Lock (waltz), a dance figure * ''Locked'' (miniseries), Indian web miniseries * ''The Lock'' (Constable), an 1824 painting by John Constable * ''The Lock'' (Fragonard) or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard * ''Locks'' (album), by Garnet Crow, 2008 People *Lock (surname) * Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock" *George Locks (1889–1965), English cricketer * Lock Martin (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr. Places *Lock, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States * Lock, South Australia, a small town in th ...
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