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Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 61

Historic Site #:06-064   (Exists)   Type: D2,I1 Town:Macedon
Site Name:Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 61GPS Coordinates:43.071636, -77.298274
Address:On east side of routes 31F/350 - 2 tenths of a mile north of Route 31.
Description:
The shorter chamber of this lock and a short section of the Enlarged Erie Canal  are used as the spillway for the Erie/Barge Canal Lock 30.

 
Post card from 'Hod' Conant collectionDetail showing lock tender's shanty
Photo by Gardner, 2019Photo by Gardner, 2019 using Hover Camera from Macedon Public Library
Photo by Gardner, 2019 using Hover Camera from Macedon Public Library
 
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