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Lockport

American  
[lok-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈlɒkˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a city in W New York, on the New York State Barge Canal.


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To have a shot at keeping the zoae alive and thriving, Akers said, “I had to re-create the ocean”—in her house in Lockport, New York, 500 miles from the Atlantic.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

Only nine facilities are still listed without vote totals on the UAW vote tracker, including GM's Lockport, New York, components plant with about 1,200 members.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2023

Banks sued over conditions at GM's components plant in Lockport, New York, where she began working in 1996.

From Reuters Sep. 7, 2023

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation regulates commercial boats, Hochul’s office said, but lacks authority to inspect those operating on non-navigable waters, like in the privately owned Lockport Cave.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

This affair took place, as nearly as I can make out, somewhere between Batavia and Lockport; probably not far from the old Indian village of Tonawanda.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.

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