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RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM

Architecture and History Inventory
RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Lower Fox Navigation Canal
Contributing:
Reference Number:74091
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM
County:Outagamie
City:
Township/Village:Buchanan
Unincorporated Community:
Town:21
Range:19
Direction:E
Section:4
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:1997
Historic Use:canal
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Historic District
National Register Listing Date:12/7/1993
State Register Listing Date:4/10/1992
National Register Multiple Property Name:Waterway Resources of the Lower Fox River
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled Appleton Locks 1-3 Historic District exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Approximately 2,000 feet of the Lower Fox Navigation Canal are located within this district. Generally running west to east at this point, the canal's depth does not exceed six feet, and its width varies between 100 to 150 feet across the top. There are no special embankment features along the canal, which has been periodically dredged throughout its history.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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