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Photo: Big Lock, Little Falls
Highest lock in the Western Hemisphere, with a lift of 30 1/2 feet, exceeding in height any on the Panama Canal. A tow of Standard Oil Co. barges is seen leaving the lock. Seen from New York Central Railroad and Mohawk Turnpike.
https://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/images/big_lock_little_falls_nycrr.html updated June 3, 2024
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