Today I hiked the Towpath Trail from the Red Lock/Jaite north for a few miles(see a few posts down for my trip on the section just south of here). Besides the always abundant natural beauty(saw a really cool red-headed woodpecker) there was only one major Canal Era feature. This was the above pictured Goose Pond Weir built in 1826. It was a four-sectioned, 50 foot long structure used to regulate the water level in this section of the canal. There was a high-water wasteway on the north end(far end) to keep the water level at four feet and a flood gate at the south end(near end).
It wasn't my best photographic outing but I'm always pleased to discover another little piece of local history.
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