Lock 23
Violette's Lock is part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 177 feet (54 metres)
- Description: lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Darnestown, Maryland, United States
- Also known as“C&O Canal Lock 23”“Violet’s Lock”“Violette’s Lock”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seneca and Lowes Island.
Seneca
Seneca is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Lowes Island
Village
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2 miles southwest of Lock 23
Darnestown
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3 miles northeast of Lock 23
Lock 23
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Latitude
39.06705° or 39° 4′ 1″ north
Longitude
-77.32887° or 77° 19′ 44″ west
Open location code
87F43M8C+RF
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From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lock 23” goes by many names.
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