Lock 29 - Fort Hunter
This is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 29, Empire Lock. This view is of the east end of the lengthened south chamber. This is a double chamber lock built about 1841 with an 8 foot lift. This lock replaced the old Empire Lock # 20 of Clinton's Ditch which is adjacent to this lock. The south chamber was extended on the eastern end in the 1885 due to increased traffic. It is located in the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, about a mile east of Schoharie Creek and the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct in Fort Hunter,NY.
Lock 29 - Fort Hunter
This is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 29, Empire Lock. This view is of the east end of the lengthened south chamber. This is a double chamber lock built about 1841 with an 8 foot lift. This lock replaced the old Empire Lock # 20 of Clinton's Ditch which is adjacent to this lock. The south chamber was extended on the eastern end in the 1885 due to increased traffic. It is located in the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, about a mile east of Schoharie Creek and the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct in Fort Hunter,NY.