Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch
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Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch, also known as the Raystown Branch Feeder Canal, is a historic canal structure located at Henderson Township
in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
. The property includes the remains of a guard lock and feeder dam. The guard lock was built in 1831, and the remains consist of two 90-foot long parallel walls, 8-feet high and 15-feet apart. The remains of the feeder dam consist of stone and earth remnants of a dam that once stretched across the Juniata River
. The lock and dam were built to allow boats built on Standing Stone Creek
to enter the Pennsylvania Canal
. The lock and dam were abandoned with the rest of the Pennsylvania Canal in the 1870s.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Henderson Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 972 at the 2000 census. The township includes the village of Ardenheim.-History:...
in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...
. The property includes the remains of a guard lock and feeder dam. The guard lock was built in 1831, and the remains consist of two 90-foot long parallel walls, 8-feet high and 15-feet apart. The remains of the feeder dam consist of stone and earth remnants of a dam that once stretched across the Juniata River
Juniata River
The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps...
. The lock and dam were built to allow boats built on Standing Stone Creek
Standing Stone Creek
Standing Stone Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in Huntingdon and Centre counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Allegedly, when the first European visitors arrived at the creek's mouth, they found a Native American camp whose lodges were arranged in a circle, centered by a...
to enter the Pennsylvania Canal
Pennsylvania Canal
Pennsylvania Canal refers generally to a complex system of canals, dams, locks, tow paths, aqueducts, and other infrastructure including, in some cases, railroads in Pennsylvania...
. The lock and dam were abandoned with the rest of the Pennsylvania Canal in the 1870s.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990.