Appleton Locks 1–3 Historic District is a
historic district
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partly in the city of
Appleton, Wisconsin. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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for its significance in
transport
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and
engineering
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.
The district includes three locks on the
Lower Fox River:
*Appleton Lock 1 in the Lower Fox River Valley, west of Oneida Street in the City of Appleton, at the river's 31.7 mile marker,
*Lock 2 at the 31.5 mile marker in Appleton,
*Lock 3 at the 31.3 mile marker in Appleton.
The latter two are in "Appleton Flats", an industrial area where the Fox River Paper Corporation, the Appleton Machine Company and
the Riverside Paper Company are located. Also included are a canal, a dam, three lockshacks, three sheds, two garages and two lockkeepers' houses.
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References
External links
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Appleton, Outagamie County, WI:
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Historic American Engineering Record in Wisconsin
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
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