Lock 21, aka Swains Lock, is a lock house and campsite. It was built in the 1830s and transported items such as grain and coal between Georgetown and Cumberland. It was named after the Swain family and John Swain, who helped build the canal, and Jesse Swain, the lockkeeper. The family lived here until 2006.

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There is a herd of wild turkeys that lives behind the lock house.

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Location: Travilah, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

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