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