St. Lucie Locks, 1925

Lucie Lock and Dam, located along the St. Lucie Canal, approximately 15.5 miles upstream of the intersection of the St. Lucie River and the Intracoastal Waterway.

First lock was built at this site by the Everglades Drainage District in 1925.

Published in the South Florida Developer (28 July 1925) with the caption: "Draining the everglades - water rushing at the rate of 3,000 cubic feet per second over one of the locks on the St. Lucie Canal. This canal is one of five draining the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, and carries more water than the other four combined. It is the key of the drainage system of inland Florida. The lock is six miles west of Stuart."

Recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern Record Book #2 (p. 56) as 8883-8899 Views for Fla. Developer, Stuart, L"

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; originally donated to SHM by Martha Penhale Cuthbert (1939-2020) in 2014.

South Florida Developer (Stuart, Fla.)

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Black and white print; 4.5x6.5 inches

English

Still image

SHM-Penhale-024

2023.002

FPC 8886

Photographic print