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Guard lock No 6

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail, Hancock, Washington County, MD 21750, United States of America

Guard lock No 6 is on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near to Blackburn.

The Act of Parliament for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was passed on January 1 1888 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Expectations for coal traffic to Newbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1990 the canal became famous when John Edwards swam through Wolverhampton Embankment in 17 minutes live on television.

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Guard lock No 6 is a minor waterways place on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Guard Lock No 8 (49.16 miles and 20 locks to the west) and Rock Creek (Junction of the Potomac River with Rock Creek ) (135.36 miles and 55 locks to the southeast).

The nearest place in the direction of Guard Lock No 8 is Long Hollow Lock No 55; 0.01 miles away.

The nearest place in the direction of Rock Creek is Capacon Lock No 54; 0.22 miles away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

	Fifteen Mile Creek Aqueduct	7.25 miles
	Indigo Neck Lock No 57	5.48 miles
	Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct	2.64 miles
	Sideling Lock No 56	2.28 miles
	Long Hollow Lock No 55	0.01 miles
	Guard lock No 6
	Capacon Lock No 54	0.22 miles
	Irishman's Lock No 53	4.31 miles
	Tonoloway Creek Aqueduct	10.05 miles
	Hancock 2 Lock No 52	10.09 miles
	Hancock 1 Lock No 51	10.37 miles

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A control lock, guard lock or stop lock differs from a normal canal lock in that its primary purpose is controlling variances in water level rather than raising or lowering vessels. A control lock may also be known as a tide lock where it is used to control seawater entering into a body of fresh water.

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