Lock 19 — Colonie, New York

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Lock 19

Colonie, New York

Historical Marker Database · Howard C. Ohlhous

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Lock 19 was a double chamber lock for raising and lowering boats, built in 1842 during the enlargement of the Erie Canal, with its far chamber lengthened in 1885.

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Colonie, New York · USA

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