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Millville Lock

Abandoned
Also known as: Blackstone Canal Lock #25
On path 1/4 mile north of Southern New England Trunkline Trail

Best preserved lock on the Blackstone Canal

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Photo taken by Chester Gehman in June 2015

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Stone lock, 70 x 10 feet, granite walls on wooden foundation. The Blackstone Canal ran from Worcester, Mass. to Providence, RI. Opened in 1828, it closed in 1848.

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Abandoned (303)
Lock (45)
Massachusetts (4,408)
Worcester County, Massachusetts (669)

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  • June 8, 2015: Added by Chester Gehman

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  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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