Violette's Lock is part of the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 22.1, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The name Violette comes from Alfred L. "Ap" Violette and his wife Kate, who were lock keepers from the beginning of the 20th century through the permanent closure of the canal in 1924.
Violette's Lock (Lock No. 23)
As viewed toward the southwest, Violettes Lock (No. 23) on right and Inlet Lock No. 2 on left
Inlet Lock No. 2 in 2021 with Potomac River behind trees
Confederate troops crossed the Potomac near Lock 23
Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks; river locks; and guard, or inlet, locks.
Opening paddle valves on Lock 20
Goose Creek River Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, where it opens to the Potomac River. Goose Creek itself is on the Virginia shore on the other side of the river, just upstream of this photo..
Shenandoah River Lock on the canal, across the river from Harpers Ferry. The two stones at the lower right corner are what is left of the lock. Canal prism itself is on the left of the towpath.
Shepherdstown river lock, below Lock 38. When the dam washed out in 1889, this lock was made redundant, and was abandoned.
