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Pennyfield Lock No 22

Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Rushville, Travilah, MD, United States of America

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Pennyfield Lock No 22 is a minor waterways place on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Guard Lock No 8 (163.57 miles and 52 locks to the west) and Rock Creek (Junction of the Potomac River with Rock Creek ) (20.95 miles and 22 locks to the southeast).

The nearest place in the direction of Guard Lock No 8 is Inlet Lock No 2 (Seneca Feeder); 2.62 miles away.

The nearest place in the direction of Rock Creek is Swain's Lock No 21; 3.20 miles away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

	Goose Creek River Lock junction	11.67 miles
	Seneca Aqueduct	3.38 miles
	Riley's Lock No 24	3.36 miles
	Violette's Lock No 23	2.65 miles
	Inlet Lock No 2 (Seneca Feeder)	2.62 miles
	Pennyfield Lock No 22
	Swain's Lock No 21	3.20 miles
	Six Locks 6 Lock No 20	5.72 miles
	Six Locks 5 Lock No 19	5.84 miles
	Six Locks 4 Lock No 18	5.92 miles
	Six Locks 3 Lock No 17	6.02 miles

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The Pennyfield Lock (Lock #22) and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile (296.9 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (a.k.a. C&O Canal) that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. The lock, located at towpath mile-marker 19.7, is near River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland. The original lock house was built in 1830, and its lock was completed in 1831.

The name "Pennyfield" is a misspelling of the family name of long-time lock keepers George and Charles Pennifield. George, and then his son Charlie, operated the lock from the 1880s until it was permanently closed. George was an avid fisherman, and once hosted President Grover Cleveland for several days of fishing near the lock.

Today, the lock and restored lock house are part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is a favorite of bird watchers, and the Pennyfield Lock Neighborhood Conservation Area and Dierssen Wildlife Management Area are both accessible using the lock's towpath.

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[Travilah, Maryland] Gaithersburg codes. As examples, Greenbrier Park, the Glenstone Museum, and Pennyfield Lock all have Potomac ZIP Codes of 20854 and are in the Travilah CDP. Because [Violette's Lock] Sanctuary is located less two miles (3.2 km) away between Violette's Lock and the Pennyfield Lock. The locks are connected on land by the canal's towpath, and [Chesapeake and Ohio Canal] above Lock 26 (Wood's Lock). Most of these old waste weirs were replaced with concrete structures in 1906. Another used to be at Pennyfield lock in 1909–1911 [Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal] 64+2⁄3) and none numbered 65. There is also the Tidewater Lock, sometimes called Lock 0, lock at the downstream end of the canal in Washington, D.C., where [Muddy Branch Greenway Trail] in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The trail starts at Pennyfield Lock Road near the C&O Canal's Pennyfield Lock, Crosses Muddy Branch and runs through Blockhouse [Darnestown, Maryland] Historical Park. The Pennyfield Lock, also part of the park, is located less than three miles (4.8 km) east of Violette's Lock—outside of the Darnestown [Muddy Branch] and Ohio Canal near Pennyfield Lock, to the Potomac River. Decoverly Tributary Dufief Tributary Lakes Tributary Pennyfield Lock Tributary Potomac Grove [Waste weir] $25. Waste weir. Note boards to adjust water height. The wicket at Pennyfield lock were open, draining the canal of water, hence, why the water level [North Potomac, Maryland] connected his gristmill, blacksmith's shop, and miller's house to the Pennyfield Lock on the C&O Canal, where he operated a warehouse, barrel house, and

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