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Old Erie Canal Lock 20 - Fowler's
A single stone from Lock 20 at the edge of the Mohawk River. "Fowler's" is the Historic name of this lock. The lock is under the waters of the Mohawk River at the end of Robinson Road. Local residents report having seen the top of the lock when the river was very low. Also boaters with depth finders and GPS have pin-pointed the location. Canal Corporation infrastructure maintenance scheduled for 2008 (or 2011?) calls for lowering the river even further. Perhaps then we will see the remains of Lock 20 above water again (not). Lock E7 and the Day Peckinpaugh are in the faint distance in the photo above which looks east on the Mohawk.
Old Erie Canal Lock 20 - Fowler's
A single stone from Lock 20 at the edge of the Mohawk River. "Fowler's" is the Historic name of this lock. The lock is under the waters of the Mohawk River at the end of Robinson Road. Local residents report having seen the top of the lock when the river was very low. Also boaters with depth finders and GPS have pin-pointed the location. Canal Corporation infrastructure maintenance scheduled for 2008 (or 2011?) calls for lowering the river even further. Perhaps then we will see the remains of Lock 20 above water again (not). Lock E7 and the Day Peckinpaugh are in the faint distance in the photo above which looks east on the Mohawk.