another day, another walk in the park pt II (but still the same day)

[joebanks]

Lock 34 on the Ohio and Erie Canal C. 1825.






Looking at pieces of history like this and trying to imagine the activities that took place here. A lock would have been a busy location, requiring the presence of a keeper, maybe his family. Possibly a spot for trade and exchange of news as the boats waited their turn in the lock. The canal operated for almost a century and has been abandoned for more then that.












Canal towpath. On the upper left behind the pole is a bend in the Cuyahoga River that the canal runs parallel to. The canal just a shallow depression here is to the right. The lock is to the right behind me.

After i took these i remembered i once rode down a lock in a canoe. I took a couple pictures that i'll have to find.

Comments

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

Interesting bit of history you explored there!

Great photos, too :)

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

Thanks!