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English: Gronauer Lock on the Wabash & Erie Canal was discovered ing 1991 during excavation for I-465 and U.S. 24 on the east side of Fort Wayne. The historic marker has been removed (ca 2010) pending a safer pull-out or alternate access.
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Camera location41° 05′ 08.51″ N, 84° 59′ 23.45″ W  Heading=355° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Gronauer Lock No. 2

Wabash and Erie Canal lock was discovered here June 1991 during excavation for highway construction. It was built 1838-1940 by Henry Lotz and named for lock keeper Joseph Gronauer. The rare, well-preserved time-frame design lock measured 115 by 40 feet; lock chamber was 90 by 15 feet (27.4 by 4.6 m); tow-thirds of the total structure was excavated and removed.

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