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Lehigh Canal, Lock 44, North end of Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg, Northampton County, PA

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Lehigh Canal, Lock 44, North end of Freemansburg Borough, Freemansburg, Northampton County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The lock was constructed in 1829 by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. The adjacent two and one-half story lockhouse (title is in dispute at present) is believed to be the last original locktender's house surviving on the canal.
Survey number: HAER PA-140
Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Stott, Peter H, historian
Derr, C W, historian
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Location

Freemansburg40.62649, -75.34573
Google Map of 40.6264875, -75.34573499999999
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Library of Congress
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