Coming Thru Lock #1, Carrollton, on the Kentucky River, circa 1910
Lock and Dam #1, 1909
1906
Lock & Dam #1, all circa 1910
Lock & Dam #1, Carrollton, c. 1940
Confederate Captain Jessee attacks Lock #1 on
8/29/1864, you can read about it here.
Notice the Lock is manually operated
Lock #1 Washes away in 1875, read it here.
Steamer United States, August 10,
1883.
Details behind the picture are here.
The dam was breached in 1883.
left, Image showing the breach
right, A timber crib dam built to close the
breach
July, 1947 plat of Lock and Dam #1
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A series of 14 active locks and dams originally existed on the Kentucky River, going from Carrollton all the way to Jackson, Kentucky, 249 miles from the Ohio River. |
