Martin Digital History

St. Lucie Canal lock #2, 1933

Item

Title

St. Lucie Canal lock #2, 1933

Description

Stamped on back: "Official photo, Lake Okeechobee Drainage Acres, no. 109. Spillway open to lower elevation of canal to permit passage of Dredge Wolstka enroute Jacksonville, Fla. To Division 3, Lake Okeechobee Drainage Areas, Fla." Published in the Stuart News (9 Jan 1964) with the caption: "Old view of St. Lucie locks spillway discharging."

It is unclear which lock this is.

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white print; 5.3x3.1 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

HSMC-2023-012-2-b4-079
2023.012

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“St. Lucie Canal lock #2, 1933,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1918.