Granville Township near Lewistown in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Three Locks

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2015

1. Three Locks Marker

Inscription. Preserved here are three locks of the Pennsylvania Canal, Juniata Division. Unique in that three locks and levels were adjacent. Stonework and the old bed of the canal can be seen.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Canal, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists.

Location. 40° 33.079′ N, 77° 40.359′ W. Marker is near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County. It is in Granville Township. It is on Vogts Lane (U.S. 22/522). The marker is near Strodes Run Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Vogts Ln, Lewistown PA 17044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Juniata Iron (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Granville (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Fort Granville (approx. 4½ miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 4.6 miles away); Joseph Rothrock (approx. 5.1 miles away); Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock (approx. 5.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 5.2 miles away); Home of Abraham Rothrock, M.D. (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewistown.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2015

2. Three Locks Marker

Strodes Run is near the Three Locks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2015

3. Strodes Run is near the Three Locks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,151 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.