Little Watch House - Four Locks - C and O Canal
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Little Watch House - Four Locks - C and O Canal
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Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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The lock tender for Four Locks was in charge of Locks 47 through 50. His home, lockhouse 49, was not built right alongside the Canal like other lockhouses. Someone had to be on call 24/7 no matter the weather, so this small watch house or watch shanty was built atop the hill at Lock 50, making it easy to keep an eye out for boats. The shanty has a window on either side. The lock tender could see down past Lock 47 and arrivals to Lock 50 from 51.
This Watch House located in Four Locks, Maryland, is the last remaining Watch House along the entire C&O Canal National Historical Park.
Copyright 2021 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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January 21st, 2021
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