Drop Gate Locks

Drop Gate Locks (HM1Y5L)

Location: Potomac, MD Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 58.334', W 77° 10.119'

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The "drop gate" on this lift lock was a technological advance over the more common swing-gate lock. It was faster and could be more easily operated by a single employee.

Only a few drop-gates were installed on the canal, most of them to speed traffic here at Seven Locks where it often took boatmen an hour or more to lock through.
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HM NumberHM1Y5L
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Date Added Thursday, May 4th, 2017 at 9:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 312129 N 4315932
Decimal Degrees38.97223333, -77.16865000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 58.334', W 77° 10.119'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 58' 20.04" N, 77° 10' 7.14" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Potomac MD , US
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