The Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch, also known as the Raystown Branch Feeder Canal, is an historic, American canal structure that is located in Henderson Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the remains of a guard lock and feeder dam.
Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch | |
 HABS/HAER photo c. 1991 | |
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| Location | 2.5 mi. E of Huntingdon, S of US 22 on the Juniata River, Henderson Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′59″N 77°58′09″W / 40.44972°N 77.96917°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1831 |
| Built by | Pennsylvania Canal; et al. |
| MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000394[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe guard lock was built in 1831, and the remains consist of two ninety-foot-long parallel walls that were eight feet high and fifteen feet apart. The remains of the feeder dam consist of stone and earth remnants of a dam that once stretched across the Juniata River. The lock and dam were built to allow boats built on Standing Stone Creek to enter the Pennsylvania Canal, and were abandoned with the remainder of the Pennsylvania Canal during the 1870s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-01.