Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Guard Lock

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

1. Guard Lock Marker

Inscription. Controlled water flow into five-lock Little Falls canal. Open 1795. Let boats bypass rapids & 44 foot drop. Stone construction added ca. 1803

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Historic Transportation Canals series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 43° 2.292′ N, 74° 51.953′ W. Marker is in Little Falls, New York, in Herkimer County. It is at the intersection of Riverside Industrial Parkway and Hansen, on the right when traveling south on Riverside Industrial Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little Falls NY 13365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Western Inland Lock Navigation Co. (here, next to this marker); Little Falls Gristmill Attack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Little Falls (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benton’s Landing (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Bridge for Boats (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Route of the Little Falls Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cheese Business (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Falls.

Also see . . . The Western Inland Lock Navigation Canal. Multimedia history of the canal, with an audio tour and photo gallery. (Little Falls Historical Society Museum) (Submitted on December 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

2. Guard Lock Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

3. Guard Lock

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.