Category: Swains

Newly-Renovated Swains Lockhouse Provides Glimpse Into 1916 America

Bringing 1916 Alive at Swains Lockhouse

Iconic “Swains” Lockhouse Opens to Public as Canal Quarters Overnight Accommodations

A Look at the Rehab Work at Swains Lockhouse

Newly-Rehabilitated Swains Lockhouse to Join Canal Quarters Program

Fighting Floods at Swains

Changes at Swains

Protecting the Past

Protecting the Past in the Face of Floods

Progress Continues on the Swains Rehab

Furnishing Lockhouse 21

A few photos from the Swains rehab

A Flavor of Life at Swains Lockhouse

Ground Broken on Swains Lockhouse Rehabilitation

Work at Swains is finally beginning!

C&O Canal’s Swains Lockhouse Rehabilitation Awarded $100,000 Centennial Challenge Grant

Swains Lockhouse Open for Free Hardhat Tours November 5

Always room to learn: Swains Lockhouse rehab to provide space for Park’s Canal Classrooms program

Swains Lockhouse rehab celebrates Park Service Centennial

Swains will be ready to face flood waters

Meet interpretive intern Ellen Blackmon

How do we find the right furnishings for each historic lockhouse?

The birth of Canal Quarters

Life as a lock keeper on the C&O Canal

Swains: Another opportunity to experience history along the C&O Canal

Swains Lockhouse showcases the Historic Preservation Training Center’s passion for history and craftsmanship

Architectural drawings render an exciting first look at rehabilitated lockhouse

Canal Quarters guests to return 100 years in time at Swains Lockhouse

Capturing the past to enrich our future

Peeling back the layers of the historic Swains Lockhouse

Stepping back in time along the C&O Canal

Swains Lockhouse in Potomac will be Rehabilitated and Join Award-Winning Canal Quarters Program