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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: September 15, 2013
Caption: Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 4 Lockhouse Marker
Additional Description: Canal Fulton Lock No. 4

Lock No. 4 is the fourth lock south of Summit Lake on the Ohio and Erie Canal. The lock was originally built in 1827 of stone to a width of 16 feet and a length of 90 feet.
The lock was in active use from 1827 to 1913. The lock was first restored in 1908 with concrete used in place of the original stone construction.
Lock No. 4 Restoration
June, 1981

Funded by:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devlopment

Sponsored by:
Stark County Board of Commissioners
Norman W. Sponseller
Gerald J. Patrick
Richard D. Watkins
and the Canal Fulton Heritage Society
Submitted: September 15, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p254566
File Size: 2.565 Megabytes

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