Lock keeper
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A lock keeper, lock tender, or lock operator looks after a canal or river lock, operating it and if necessary maintaining it or organizing its maintenance. Traditionally, lock keepers lived on-site, o
The lock keeper at the Grote Merwedesluis in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, at the southern terminus of the Merwede canal.
The lock keeper of Lock 56 (Thomas Donegan, on the left) on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The Lockkeeper's House on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. once housed the lockkeeper of the Washington City Canal.
Washington City Canal
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The Washington City Canal was a canal in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s. The canal connected the Anacostia River, termed the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Cree
Lock keeper
…on call 24 hours a day during the boating season. The Lockkeeper's House on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. once housed the lockkeeper of the Washington City Canal. On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the lock keepers were required to remove the windlasses from all lock paddles at night, to prevent unauthorized use…
The Canal in front of the Capitol Building in construction (1860).
The Canal in front of the Capitol and the US Botanical Gardens.
The Canal in 1863 with the Smithsonian Castle and Armory Square Hospital.
Library of Congress View of the City of Washington in 1792, showing Goose Creek (Tiber Creek) and James Creek (18??).