Lockhouse 44

Lockhouse 44

Photo by Nancy S. Mitchell
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When you walk the towpath near Lockhouse 44 in Williamsport, ponder those whose footsteps you’re following. Tens of thousands have walked here before you, including barefoot 10-year old mule drivers leading their families’ boats upstream to pick up more coal, lock tenders coming back from town with loaves of bread to sell to the canawlers, and Confederate soldiers marching east to the Falling Waters crossing to escape Union forces. 

The Civil War is especially intriguing because it is nearly impossible to imagine the 184.5-mile canal being between two countries, yet it was. Learn more.

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Photo by Nancy S. Mitchell

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