Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Boatmen and Lockkeepers
Locks
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcco202
IDEntry
6007
Rights
Public domain
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938
Body
Dan Sterling was the Lockkeeper at the lock at Dam 5 in the early 1900s.
He and his wife stand by the lower lock gates.
Notes
See also A history of the Sterling and Fernsner family history, William Bauman, C&O Canal Historical Documents, C&O Canal Association, revised 2015.