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The Shelton locks from the Housatonic River to the canal system were built in 1867, allowing canal boats to be raised through three sets of locks by water entering each lock one at a time and raising the boat approximately 10 feet, after which it was brought forward into the second and third locks to canal level and through the gates that divided each section.
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