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New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
Summary
Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35).
Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-century example of multiple locks directly connected into a flight and an in-situ example of once-common cut-stone lock construction. This flight is the most complete surviving artifact from the enlarged Erie Canal, the second version of the first major transportation artery between the East Coast and the Great Lakes. Locks 34 and 35 form an excellent example of early 20th-century concrete, electrically powered lock design, and they pioneered methods also used on the Panama Canal. The site is unique in having these two designs together.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1076
Survey number: HAER NY-61
Building/structure dates: 1817- 1825 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1836- 1862 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1909- 1918 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 14000860
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, also known as Canadian Falls, which straddles the international border between Canada and the United States. The smaller American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls lie entirely within the United States. Bridal Veil Falls are separated from Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island and from American Falls by Luna Island, with both islands situated in New York as well. Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 meters (160 ft). Niagara Falls is famed both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. In 1881, the Niagara River's first hydroelectric generating station was built. The water fell 86 feet (26 m) and generated direct current electricity, which ran the machinery of local mills and lit up some of the village streets. In 1893, Westinghouse Electric designed a system to generate alternating current. In 1896, giant underground conduits leading to turbines generating upwards of 100,000 horsepower (75 MW), we installed.