Lockhouse 22 - C&O Canal Trust

Specialties

Stay overnight in a historical lockhouse! Lockhouse 22 at Pennyfield reflects the early phase of canal construction, because of its lift lock and proximity to Dam 2 and its guard lock. This required the special skills of the stone cutters and masons whose work produced masonry marvels still appreciated today. Pennyfield is exemplar of the basic types of structures (aqueducts, locks, and lock houses) built along the C&O Canal. The furnishings in Lockhouse 22 are evocative of the mid-1830s to early 1840s period.