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80 |
07-Aug-98 |
Culvert around Mile 80 (?). |
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84.4 |
07-Aug-98 |
Winch house at Dam No. 4. In case of a break in the canal downstream,
winches in the winch house could close a stop gate here. |
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84.4 |
07-Aug-98 |
Dam No. 4. The first dam was begun in 1832 and completed in 1834. A new
dam was constructed in 1856; the present dam was begun in 1906 and completed in 1909.
The generating plant on the West Virginia side uses horizontal shaft turbines connected by rope
drive to horizontal shaft generators, probably the last such plant in the U.S. |
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88 |
07-Aug-98 |
The towpath becomes very narrow and choked with poison ivy at the Big
Slackwater area, and hikers and bicyclists are urged to follow a 4.8-mile detour around the area.
This is one of the buildings along the detour. |
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88 |
07-Aug-98 |
A field along the Big Slackwater detour. |
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88.1 |
07-Aug-98 |
The Big Slackwater area, as seen from the upper end. |
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88.28 |
07-Aug-98 |
Howell Cave, also known as McMahons Mill Cave. |
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88.5 |
07-Aug-98 |
Towpath along Big Slackwater area. Canal has not yet resumed. |
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91.5 |
07-Aug-98 |
Cliffs along WV side of river. |
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92.46 |
07-Aug-98 |
Lock No. 43, with lock gates in foreground and lock house in
background. |
