National Register of Historic Places
Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a historic place in Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000390.
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Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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About this place
What is Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal?
The Old Lock Pump House on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal was one of the first National Historic Landmarks to recognize an engineering achievement rather than an important building or a place associated with an historic event. The pump house, whose first element was built in 1837, preserves a feature of the old canal, which relied on locks and pumps to move vessels over the low divide of the Delmarva Peninsula between Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. Because there are no large rivers on the peninsula, water had to be pumped uphill to fill the upper canal and locks. When the canal was cut deeper in the twentieth century, such measures were no longer required, and the pump house is one of the last relics of the old canal.
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Listing details
- Name
- Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
- City
- Chesapeake City
- County
- Cecil County
- State
- Maryland
- Listed on the National Register
- October 15, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000390
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 39.52717, -75.80649
When was Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal listed on the National Register?
Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Where is Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal located?
Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is located in Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland at approximately 39.52717, -75.80649. See the map above.
Is Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.