The Travels of Tug 44 |
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Erie Canal - Old Lock 11 Cohoes, NY |
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Old Lock 11 is located behind a church on St. Rita Place. The former Catholic congregation built a shrine directly on top of the 1842 lock. The top step under the little cross is the lock wall.
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Just to the left of the shrine, the lock wall continues south to the church.
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Behind the church is another wall of the old lock. That's a door notch, with most of the upper stones removed.
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Another view of the remains of the old lock, behind the church.
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Since the above pictures were taken, the church building was sold, and the new church let the shrine fall into ruin. This is how the lock looks in 2023 (taken Apr. 11, 2023 by Ted Olsen) ; the rubble pile to the right is the collapsed remains of the former shrine.
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