I love the way the ground at Swains Lock slopes gently down toward the river. Huge oaks and sycamores shade a small campground and several picnic tables. In the spring, bluebells, trilliums, toothworts, and spring beauties blossom beneath them."
Written by Rachel Stewart
Swain's Lockhouse Restoration
The Friends have joined with the C&O Canal Trust, the C&O Canal Association and the National Park Service in a $300,000 project to restore Swain's lockhouse at Lock 21 of the canal. The lockhouse is in dire need of structural and architectural repairs in order to preserve the building. The restored lockhouse will be used for three purposes: a lockhouse in the Trust's Canal Quarters program; a part of the Canal Classrooms education program; and occasionally for exhibits by local photographers and artists.
Funds
raised by the Friends and the Association are targeted to furnishing
the restored lockhouse and building a lockkeeper's shanty next to the
lock, just as when the canal was operational.
The
fundraising by the Friends and the Association effort is being done in
memory of Rachel Stewart who passed away in 2014. Rachel was a member of
the Friends and a long time member of the Association, having served as
its President for three terms. To date the Friends and the Association
have raised over $10,500 towards our goal of $25,000.
Click on the above pictures to enlarge them.
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More on Swains Lock House Renovation in the link below.
http://www.fhgft.org/swains/history.html
http://www.fhgft.org/swains/
