Union Canal Lock #47 northwest of Reading, PA

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ReadingEagle
"Daniel Roe, historic resource supervisor for the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department, looks over the completed stonework rehabilitation at Lock 47 along the Union Canal Towpath. (BILL UHRICH – READING EAGLE)"

ReadingEagle, BILL UHRICH - READING EAGLE
The lock was restored in 1976. I could not find a date for this article about its rehabilitation.

ReadingEagle, Courtesy of Berks County Parks
"The original restoration of Lock 47 occurred in 1976. Crews work on the large, wooden lock gates. (Courtesy of Berks County Parks)"

ReadingEagle, BILL UHRICH - READING EAGLE
"The wooden lock gates had deteriorated by early 2020."
The removed the vegitation and reset some of the large stones. They did not have enough money for the project to build new wood gates.

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This page has a date of Oct 24, 2023. A major part of the rehabilitation was relocating the wildlife that lived in and near the lock. There were many turtles in the area.

This video was made before the rehabilitation work was done.

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