Violette's Lock
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violette-s-lock-288-8463305
title:
Violette's Lock
text:
Violette's Lock is part of the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 22.1, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The name Violette comes from Alfred L. "Ap" Violette and his wife Kate, who were lock keepers from the beginning of the 20th century through the permanent closure of the canal in 1924. Lock 23, a lift lock, is adjacent to a guard lock used to add water to t
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description:
Lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violette%27s_Lock
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date modified:
2023-11-13T23:55:23Z
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13
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