Erie Canal (Enlarged), Empire Lock Number 29, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY
Summary
Two photographs were removed from the original transmittal and assigned to HAER No. NY-17.
Significance: Part of the remaining fabric of a historic transportation system. Adjacent to remains of Empire Lock No. 20, part of DeWitt Clinton's Big Ditch of 1822. Its 8-foot lift replaced the original 4-foot lock. Improvements were made on Lock 29 in 1885.
Survey number: HAER NY-17
Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000530
Tags
Date
1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Fort Hunter, 42.94242, -74.28494
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html