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Steamboat Building   in Elizabeth, PA

A Journal of daily activities at the Elizabeth Marine Ways 1898 to 1925 

Lock #3

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Lock 3 on the Monongahela River,  Elizabeth, PA.

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The Original Lock and Dam 3 

This photograph is from the collection of Mark Dodd of Elizabeth Township. 

 

Elizabeth Water Works 1900

Above is a copy of a photo published in the June 1978 issue of S&D Reflector, a Riverbuffs magazine. The magazine indicates the picture was taken c.1900-1903 and in addition to the boats and barges, shows the Elizabeth Water Works on the right.  The magazine writes that the picture was taken from the present location of Lock #3.

Below is a postcard dated 1911 with a similar photo as above but taken in milder weather with fewer barges.

     From collection of Historic Elizabeth  

 

Construction Starts on New Lock 3

This photo was also published in the June 1978 issue of S&D Reflector and shows the initial dredging work for the construction of the "new" Lock 3.

From S&D Reflector June 1978    

 

 

Looking up river at Lock 3

Black & White version of previous photo   Text of postcard  

This postcard dated 1911 written by a resident of Elizabeth has interesting information and sad family news.

 

Lock 3 1921

Lock 3 Hill Elizabeth, PA

 

Photo of Lock 3 construction work during 1923 from collection of Monongahlea River Buffs      Close up of DERRICK BOAT NO. 5 from previous photo.   

These photos of construction/repair work taking place at Lock 3 are dated June 13, 1923.  Several boats shown in this photo include the Steamer HOMESTEAD actively involved as is the DERRICK BOAT NO. 5 and the small craft KATY  DID on the far right.  The Steamer VULCAN is also shown coming through the locks.

JW does not mention the Steamer HOMESTEAD being at the Elizabeth Marine Ways in his journal.  Although he does mention working on various Derrick Boats, the NO. 5 is not one he writes about.

 

Steamers Titan and A.B. Sheets at Lock #3

 Lock 3 as Steamer Titan approaches Lock 3 construction work
Lock 3 construction work Lock 3 construction work, looking across to Floreffe and West Elizabeth Lock 3 construction work
The six pictures above show Lock #3 undergoing some type of repair work.  I assume the pictures were taken by one of the workmen.  I date these pictures as being late 1920s.  The Steamer TITAN in the pictures above was built in 1899 and worked the Western PA rivers as the TITAN until 1929.

 

Steamer TITAN goes through Lock 3 during 1930s    This original photo, from the collection of William Fels, may have been taken the same day as the postcard photo to the left.  

This Steamer TITAN with a single smoke stack was built in 1930.

 From collection of Historic Elizabeth shows the HOMESTEAD at Lock 3 during the 1950s WILLIAM WHIGHAM at Lock 3 Elizabeth PA

added 8/29/11

 

 

From collection of William Fels From collection of William Fels  

These two photos show additional work taking place at Lock 3.  Written on the back of one of these photos is "unwatered chamber" as a reference to the outer lock chamber being drained of water.

Note the appearance of the land across the river from the Lock, today this land is heavily industrialized without open areas or homes as shown when these photos were taken.  Date of these photos is unknown.

 

A retirement photo at Lock 3, photo dated 1940.  Elmer Meyers was a young boy when this photo was taken with his Uncle John and family friend Ed Hebner  Steamer SAILOR at Lock 3

The above photos are from the collection of A. Elmer Meyers.  The photo on the left shows the employees at Lock 3 celebrating the retirement of the man in the chair.  Only two individuals are identified, Elmer's Uncle John Griffiths and his friend Emil Dandoy, both are Lockman.  Other names are appreciated.

 

Photo is dated October 1924 From collection of Historic Pittsbyrgh

Postcard dated during 1930s

Lock 3 1950

 

Lock 3 1967   Lock 3 Elizabeth, PA 1999

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