Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Canal families at work
Boatmen and Lockkeepers
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcco136
IDEntry
5909
Rights
Public domain
Date
Unknown
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938
Body
Photograph of Thomas Donegan, Ann Gotner, and Anna Kent resting on a swing beam of a lock gate. Thomas Donegan was a canal boatman before settling down at lock 56. He built a large house there and raised 13 children.
Notes
136.21 Mile
NPS File 1516