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Item Title
Morris Canal, Guard Lock 5 West, Saxton Falls, Warren County, NJ
LocationGuard Lock 5 West,
Saxton Falls, NJ
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NJ-29-I
Building/structure dates:
1831 initial construction
Significance: Although recent repairs have covered some of the original masonry, Guard Lock 5 West and its adjacent canal prism at Saxon Falls are well preserved and nearly intact. The term "guard lock" refers to a lock that helps to maintain the water level of a large body of water on either side of the lock, in this case Saxon Lake.
Subjects
RecreationStone BuildingsWooden Buildings
Related Names
Morris Canal & Banking Company
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Photocopy of photograph (original in the possession of the Canal Society of New Jersey) date unknown. GENERAL VIEW OF GUARD LOCK 5 WEST, SAXON FALLS.
2. GENERAL VIEW OF GUARD LOCK 5 WEST. LOCK HAS BEEN FILLED IN AND IS NOW PART OF RECREATION AREA ON SAXON LAKE.
3. VIEW OF LOCK WAIL WITH OVERFLOW OUTLET FORM SAXON LAKE VISIBLE AT CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPH.
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