Diving Bell - Delaware City, DE
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At the end of Clinton Street in historic Delaware City, the Battery Park was a social and commercial hub of an important port town. Here on the lawn is a diving bell used to repair the locks of the C&D Canal.
Waymark Code: WM6PJ6
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2009
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Battery Park sits at the end of Clinton Street, overlooking the Delaware River and Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The first lock of the canal on the Delaware side was here in Delaware City. The city became a commercial and social hub of the area, as goods flowed through the locks.
This old Diving Bell was used for divers to work underwater to perform maintenance on the lock.
The historic plaque on the bell reads:
"Made in Philadelphia 1839 for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, it was used as an air chamber for workmen to make underwater repairs on the lock gates. The canal was opened in 1829 and was operated until the sea level canal was opened at Reedy Point in 1927. This diving bell as restored in 1961 by the Delaware City Community Park District."
Group that erected the marker: Delaware City Community Park District
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Clinton Street
Delaware City, DE USA
19706
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