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Concrete covers most of this lock, and it has been dammed up with stone on one end. The contractor quarried the composite stone from nearby Twigg Hollow and brought it to the Canal by horse-drawn rail cars. Learn more.
Concrete covers most of this lock, and it has been dammed up with stone on one end. The contractor quarried the composite stone from nearby Twigg Hollow and brought it to the Canal by horse-drawn rail cars. The Canal company was very concerned about locks in this section of the Canal because of the poor quality of composite stone being used, but money problems with the Canal put the matter on hold. Additional stone was brought in from Town Hill nine miles away.
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There has been a lapse in appropriations, and a shutdown of the federal government is currently in effect. Much of the C&O Canal National Historical Park remains accessible to the public, however, the National Park Service is not able to operate as normal. Scheduled C&O Canal Trust events and Canal Quarters reservations will continue as scheduled.
Learn more about what the shutdown means for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.