Lock 29

Lock 29 was one of many features of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Its far end connected with an aqueduct that carried boats over the Cuyahoga River. This lock-aqueduct combination was difficult to navigate because of curves at both ends, and the aqueduct often leaked badly while its walls tended to cave in each winter. Rebuilt in 1880, the lock was the only local one not repaired with concrete in the early 1900s. Its nicely fitted sandstone blocks can still be seen, and an illustration by longtime Peninsula resident D. Web Brown shows a boat that has just passed through the Peninsula Aqueduct and Lock 29 on its way to Cleveland.

Peninsula, Ohio · United States