Morgantown Lock
Morgantown Lock is a monitoring station in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Morgantown Lock is situated nearby to South Park Historic District, as well as near the village Westover.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monitoring station
- Description: dam in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lock Number 10”, “MONONGAHELA R AT MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM (UPPER), WV”, and “Monongahela River above Morgantown Lock and Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Park Historic District and Metropolitan Theatre.
South Park Historic District
Park
Photo: Stryker33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district includes 501 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in a primarily residential area south of downtown Morgantown.
Metropolitan Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Metropolitan Theatre is a historic theater building located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony. Metropolitan Theatre is situated 1 mile northeast of Morgantown Lock.
Warner Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Warner Theater is a historic Art Deco movie theater at 147 High Street in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Warner Theatre is situated 1 mile northeast of Morgantown Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morgantown and Westover.
Morgantown
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morgantown is the third largest city in West Virginia, and is the county seat of Monongalia County. It is home to West Virginia University, the state's flagship public university and university with the largest student body in the state.
Westover
Village
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Westover is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, along the Monongahela River. The population was 3,995 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area.
Morgan Heights
Hamlet
Morgan Heights is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
Morgantown Lock
- Category: dam
- Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.6198° or 39° 37′ 11″ northLongitude
-79.96951° or 79° 58′ 10″ westElevation
810 feet (247 metres)Operator
United States Geological SurveyOpen location code
87F2J29J+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12091091230OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationGeoNames ID
4815359Wikidata ID
Q31806925
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In Other Languages
“Morgantown Lock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morgantown Lock”
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