Gronauer Lock No. 2

Gronauer Lock No. 2 (HMZM)

Location: New Haven, IN 46774 Allen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 5.143', W 84° 59.407'

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Wabash and Erie Canal lock was discovered here June 1991 during excavation for highway construction. It was built 1838-1840 by Henry Lotz and named for lock keeper Joseph Gronauer. The rare, well-preserved timber-frame design lock measured 115 by 40 feet; lock chamber was 90 by 15 feet; two-thirds of the total structure was excavated and removed.

Numerous artifacts and 750 pieces of timber were recovered. After extensive preservation treatment, approximately 5 percent of total lock structure is included in a Indiana State Museum Exhibit. Wabash and Erie Canal, America's longest at approximately 460 miles, linked Lake Erie at Toledo, Ohio with Ohio River at Evansville 1853.
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HM NumberHMZM
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series, and the Wabash & Erie Canal series.
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Marker Number02.2003.1
Year Placed2003
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Canal Society of Indiana and New Haven Kiwanis
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 5:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 668819 N 4550218
Decimal Degrees41.08571667, -84.99011667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 5.143', W 84° 59.407'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 5' 8.58" N, 84° 59' 24.42" W
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Area Code(s)260
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11600-11612 US-24, New Haven IN 46774, US
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