Five Lock Combine and Locks 37 and 38, Black River Canal
Five Lock Combine and Locks 37 and 38, Black River Canal | |
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| Location | NY 46, Boonville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°24′11″N 75°21′49″W / 43.40306°N 75.36361°W |
| Area | 71.6 acres (29.0 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Root, Partous |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001229[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
Five Lock Combine and Locks 37 and 38, Black River Canal is a national historic district located in the Boonville Gorge Park at Boonville in Oneida County, New York. The district includes seven locks of the abandoned Black River Canal, including the five lock combine (locks 39 through 43). The locks are 90 by 15 feet (27.4 by 4.6 m) and could accommodate boats of 70 tons. The original locks were built about 1850 and rebuilt between 1887 and 1900. The canal closed in 1924.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes T. Robins Brown (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Five Lock Combine and Locks 37 and 38, Black River Canal" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1850
- Historic districts in Oneida County, New York
- Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Oneida County, New York
- Oneida County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs