Dam 6/Guard Lock 6/Lock 55

Fifty miles shy of Cumberland, Dam No. 6 marked the terminus of the Canal until the final section was completed in 1850. Guard Lock No. 6 has been filled with […]

Middlekauff’s Dam/Labor Riot

Upstream from the bridge over Little Conococheauge Creek is a stone dam providing a head of water for Middlekauff’s Mill. Near the dam is a hill where an ‘Irish Civil […]

Dam 5/Guard Lock

Originally constructed of timber in 1835, Dam No. 5 was an important source of hydro power for millworks on the river.  As soon as the dam was built, Edward Colston […]

Remains of Dam 3

In 1799, a dam was created here to serve the armory at Harpers Ferry. Its use of natural rock supports created a unique zig-zag structure across the river. Unfortunately, the […]

Lock 23 (Violettes Lock) & Dam No. 2

Named for Alfred Violet (or Violette), who was the last locktender to work this lock, Violettes Lock is a double lock made of the red sandstone distinctive of the Seneca quarry. […]