🚢 Swains Lock

United States · Americas · 39.03°N, 77.24°W

Swains Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 16.7 near Potomac, Maryland, and within the Travilah census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. The lock and lock house were built in the early 1830s and began operating shortly thereafter.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.03°N, 77.24°W · view on map

Swains Lock is located in United States, in Americas.

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