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C&O Canal Lock 49

Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“The construction of Lock 49 began in February 1837 and ended in June 1838 (Mastrangelo:1987: 3). As with the other locks in the project area, the materials of Lock 49 were blue-grey limestone, oak timbers and iron for the hardware. Not very long after this lock was built, the original wood and natural bedrock foundation deteriorated and was replaced by a small stone pier built under the stone wall. Lock 49 had a lift of 8.25 feet, was 15 feet wide and approximately 101 feet long. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”

C&O Canal Lock 48

Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA

“The M. Byrne Company constructed Lock 48 of gray limestone between 1836 and 1838. It had a lift of 8 feet, 3 inches and was approximately 15 feet, 4 inches wide and 103 feet long. The lock possessed the standard components as described in the Lock 47 section. The structural components were of oak timbers and the hardware was made of iron. There is a distance of 206 feet from the top upper wing walls of Lock 47 to the lower end of the wingwalls of Lock 48. The lock was built over an active sinkhole, causing it to be rebuilt in 1870. Sometime after 1900, a six inch concrete topping was added to the towpath wall. National Park Service, Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Four Locks Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2008”

C&O Canal Lock 47

Address: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring, MD 21722, USA