Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.

From the record

“Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal is a historic Erie Canal lock located at Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1841-1842 as part of the First Enlargement.”
Wikipedia article Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 87 National Register listings published here for Schenectady County · listed in 2008 · category: Structure.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Rice Rd., Rotterdam, 12306
When was it listed? March 2008
Category. structure
Town. Rotterdam town
National Register reference number. 08000145 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

567 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 567 fires within 5 miles of Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal between 1995 and 2020, burning about 387 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 121 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	279
Arson/incendiarism	121
Smoking	54
Debris and open burning	34
Natural	30
Equipment and vehicle use	20
Misuse of fire by a minor	20
Power generation/transmission/distribution	6
Recreation and ceremony	2
Other causes	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2010	Smoking	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
9 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
8 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
8 September 2003	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
7 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2003	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Schenectady County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Burdeck Street Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Masic Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Scotia Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Scotia Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Vley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Vley Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Schenectady County

Storms near this property

26 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rotterdam, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$31,000	no account filed
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$25,000	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$22,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$20,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$10,000	A tree fell onto the side of a house on Vischer Avenue in Schenectady due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Lightning	Rotterdam	$10,000	Lightning struck a tree approximately 2 miles northwest of Rotterdam, resulting in downed powerlines.
May 2001	Hail	Rotterdam	$10,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$10,000	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$8,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	$5,000	no account filed
August 2003	Flash Flood	Rotterdam	$2,000	no account filed
September 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	Several trees were reported down in the Bellevue area of Schenectady.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	Limbs downed on Campbell Road in Rotterdam due to a gust front well ahead of the line of thunderstorms.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	A tree was downed on Putnam Road in the Town of Rotterdam.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	Route 337 between Route 159 and Princetown Road was closed due to a downed pole and wires.
May 2013	Heavy Rain	Rotterdam	-	A trained spotter reported water flowing across parking lots and under cars two to three inches deep in Rotterdam.
September 2011	Flood	Rotterdam	-	Flooding occurred along the Mohawk River. Route 5S was closed due to flooding between Rynex Corners Road and Crawford in Rotterdam. New York State Erie Canal Locks E-9 (Rotterdam Junction) and E-8 (Scotia) were damage beyond what happened as a result of Tropical Storm Irene. At Lock E-9, the north end of dam breached by the river and a large section Route 103 (Bridge Street) on the Glenville side of the lock collapsed. Two concrete Canal Corporation buildings near the lock were swept away. At Lock E-8, the north end of dam breached by the river. \|\|Due to the expected flooding and the potential for debris dam at any of locks and bridges evacuations were ordered for the flood-prone areas of Rotterdam Junction, Glenville, Scotia, City of Schenectday and Niskayuna. It was reported that about 400 people who ignored the evacuation orders had to be rescued. The following bridges crossing the Mohawk River were closed between 12:45 pm to 4 pm EST Thursday, September 8th: Western Gateway Bridge (Route 5), Interstate 890 Bridge in Rotterdam Junction, Freemans Bridge in Schenectady, and Rexford Bridge (Route 146).\|\|The river gage at Freeman's Bridge at Schenectady crested at 22.6 feet around 6 pm EST September 8th. The Cohoes river gage located on right bank at School Street powerplant in Cohoes, and 2.0 miles upstream from mouth exceeded its 20 foot flood stage at 9:44 am September 8th, it crested at 20.57 feet at 2:50 pm (moderate flood stage is 21 feet), and dropped below flood stage at 4:36 am September 9th.
August 2011	Flood	Rotterdam	-	Route 337, West Campbell Road, in Rotterdam was reported closed due to flooding between Interstate 890 and Burdeck Street.
July 2009	Hail	Rotterdam	-	Nickel size hail was reported approximately 2 miles west of Rotterdam during a thunderstorm.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	Trees were reported down in Rotterdam due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2006	Hail	Rotterdam	-	A trained spotter reported that nickle-sized hail occurred at Rotterdam.
May 2017	Hail	Rotterdam	-	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rotterdam	-	no account filed
August 1999	Hail	Rotterdam	-	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	Rotterdam	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Schenectady County

Maps showing this location

16 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500 - 8 printings
1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500 - 5 printings
1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
US Post Office-Scotia Station	1.1 miles	1989
Abraham Glen House	1.4 miles	2004
Stockade Historic District (Boundary Increase)	1.9 miles	1984
Alexandra Apartment Hotel	2.0 miles	2019
Hotel Van Curler	2.0 miles	1985
Young Men's Christian Association of Schenectady	2.0 miles	2015

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 08000145 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Schenectady County	All 87 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.