Historic Structures Report, Historical Data Section - The Composite Locks, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Bearss EC. 1968. Historic Structures Report, Historical Data Section - The Composite Locks, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Division of History. Washington, DC

As proposed by Acting Park Superintendent Robert W. Bell, this report was to be a thorough historic study of all lift locks along the C & O Canal to insure that there will be “an accurate and historic restoration” of those locks which it is administratively determined to restore. It was apparent that the funding allocated for the project was not enough to prepare a Historic Structure Report to encompass all the locks on the canal. It was therefore determined to focus this report on the Composite Locks, as Lock No. 66, which is to be restored in Fiscal Year 1968. The report presents a detailed history of the these locks, including the conditions surrounding their construction, expenses, material, and labor. The section of the canal line from Dam No. 6 to Cumberland, which had not yet been completed, was referred to as "the 50-mile section." It passed through a scenic and rugged section of the Potomac Valley, yet it lacked good building stone. Thus, both excavation and masonry work were expensive, a factor that was one of several obstacles that delayed construction.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Bearss, Edwin
Date of Issue
1968-03-31
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Division of History
Units
CHOH , HIST , NCR
Keywords
Archeology, Charles Fisk, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Composite Locks, construction history, Cultural Resources, ehistory, engineering, excavation, History, labor, Lock Gates, masonry, quarry, Restoration, rubble masonry, transportation
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 045642: Lock 66 - 8th of 13 Composite Locks

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