Lock 34

Lock 34 is a dam in Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Lock 34 is situated nearby to the village Bolivar, as well as near the hamlet Sandy Hook.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: dam in Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Also known as: “Goodharts Lock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harpers Ferry station and John Brown’s Fort.

Harpers Ferry station

Railway station

Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.

Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service. Harpers Ferry station is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Lock 34.

John Brown’s Fort

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown’s Fort is situated 1 mile southeast of Lock 34.

John Brown Museum

Museum

Photo: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John Brown Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Lock 34.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Bolivar.

Harpers Ferry

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.

Bolivar

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census.

Sandy Hook

Hamlet

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census. Sandy Hook is situated 1½ miles east of Lock 34.

Lock 34

Categories: dam, tourism, and historic site
Location: Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.33315° or 39° 19′ 59″ north

Longitude

-77.73855° or 77° 44′ 19″ west

Elevation

272 feet (83 metres)

Open location code

87F487M6+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 488766578

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

4360975

Wikidata ID

Q34863857

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In Other Languages

“Lock 34” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lock 34”

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