Four Locks, locks 47 through 50, were built between 1836 and 1838 within a half-mile stretch of the canal. Among these four locks, a close-knit community thrived while the canal operated. Businesses prospered to meet the needs of local residents and boatmen. In its heyday, Four Locks included two general stores, two warehouses, a dry dock, mule barn, post office, school, farms, and many houses. Families such as the Hassetts, the Myers, and the Flynns worked and lived together there and called it home. After the canal closed in 1924, the community declined and has all but disappeared, though its legacy remains in the buildings still standing and in the memories of a community long gone.