Four Locks

Four Locks (HM9X7)

Location: Clear Spring, MD 21722 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 36.919', W 77° 56.9'

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Here the Potomac River makes a meandering four-mile loop around Prather's Neck. To avoid the bend in the river, the canal engineers cut the canal one-half mile across the neck. Because of the rapid elevation change, these four locks were necessary to lift the canal boats a total of 33 feet.

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A small but busy community grew up here. Children dallied on their way to the one-room schoolhouse still standing just down the road. In the barn just ahead mules rested after long canal miles. Canal boats loaded and unloaded cargo at the warehouses at Locks 49 and 50. Other boats were repaired at the dry dock at Lock 47.
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HM NumberHM9X7
Series This marker is part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal series
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Placed ByChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 6:38pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 246903 N 4389216
Decimal Degrees39.61531667, -77.94833333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 36.919', W 77° 56.9'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 36' 55.14" N, 77° 56' 54.00" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 46-98 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Clear Spring MD 21722, US
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