Swains Lock
Swains Lock and lock house are 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.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 167 feet (51 metres)
- …is operated by the C&O Canal Trust
- …has 1 floor
- Description: lock and lock keeper’s house located in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Address: 10700 Swains Lock Road, Potomac, MD 20854
- Also known as“Lock 21”“Lock 21 (Swains Lock)”“Lockhouse 21”“Oak Spring Lock”“Swains Lockhouse”
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Swains Lock
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Latitude
39.03133° or 39° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.24336° or 77° 14′ 36″ west
Open location code
87F42QJ4+GM
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