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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: August 12, 2007
Caption: Shenandoah River Lock Remains
Additional Description: When first built, a lock was built into the riverside wall of the canal to allow barges to transit across the Potomac. There the barges would service Harpers Ferry. Skirting canals up the Shenandoah River promised to bring the goods down the great valley. However, with the arrival of the railroads, the river lock was used less than anticipated. After floods in the 1880s, the lock was cannibalized and replaced by a retaining wall along the river. The few visible remains of the old river lock are just downstream from the marker.
Submitted: January 26, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p14746
File Size: 1.996 Megabytes

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