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END OF LOCK DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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END OF LOCK DRIVE

Architecture and History Inventory
END OF LOCK DRIVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Governor's Bend Lock
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:40763
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):END OF LOCK DRIVE
County:Columbia
City:
Township/Village:Fort Winnebago
Unincorporated Community:
Town:13
Range:9
Direction:E
Section:16
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1864
Additions:C. 1898C. 1885 1931
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:dam/lock
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2025: The Governor’s Bend lock does not retain either gate or other mechanical elements and the lock chamber has been infilled with natural growth; as such, it is considered to be not extant. Photo code #1: FCS 14/30,31 #650: Dam, Canal
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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