Gordon's or Millville Lock #24

Gordon's or Millville Lock #24 (HM19IB)

Location: Metamora, IN 47030 Franklin County
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N 39° 26.811', W 85° 7.469'

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Gordon's, or Millville Lock #24, was one of the 56 locks on the Whitewater Canal constructed to accommodate a 491-foot drop in elevation along its course.

The water level could be raised or lowered eight feet. Mitered gates at both ends of the chamber formed a "V" facing upstream. To work the lock, two men pushed the balance beams to open the gates into the recesses in the chamber. The boat entered the lock, and the gates were closed.

The sluices were opened in the bottom of the gates at the upper end of the lock, and water from the higher elevation flowed into the chamber. As the lock filled with water, the boat rose. The upstream gates were opened, and the boat continued on its way. The process was reversed if the boat was going downstream.
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HM NumberHM19IB
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Placed ByWhitewater Canal State Historic Site
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 661383 N 4368044
Decimal Degrees39.44685000, -85.12448333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 26.811', W 85° 7.469'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 26' 48.66" N, 85° 7' 28.14" W
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Area Code(s)765, 812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18157 U.S. 52, Metamora IN 47030, US
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