🚢 Violette's Lock

United States · Americas · 39.07°N, 77.33°W

Violette's Lock is 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 22.1, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The name Violette comes from Alfred L. "Ap" Violette and his wife Kate, who were lock keepers from the beginning of the 20th century through the permanent closure of the canal in 1924.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	39.07°N, 77.33°W · view on map

Violette's Lock is located in United States, in Americas.

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