South Columbus in Lockbourne in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks
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The Columbus Feeder Canal

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks Side of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018

1. Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks Side of Marker

Inscription. Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks The Ohio-Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1832 and extended 308 miles from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The greatest engineering achievement in Ohio up to that time, the canal gave the state's farmers and merchants much greater access to goods and markets and was instrumental in the young state's rapid growth. Lockbourne was a focal point of activity on the canal with its staircase of eight lift locks (numbered 23 through 30), two canal basins, and junction with the Columbus Feeder. Locke Meadow Park encompasses the remnants of Lock 30 and the Big Walnut Creek guard lock, which prevented flood water from entering the main canal. The Lock Tender's house was located adjacent to Lock 30.

The Columbus Feeder Canal In order to connect the state capital to the Ohio-Erie Canal and provide a dependable supply of water for this section, engineers began to survey an eleven-mile navigable feeder from the Scioto River in Columbus in 1824. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Columbus on April 30, 1827, with the Granville Company receiving the contract for all masonry

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work in the Lockbourne area on both the main canal and the feeder. The first canal boat arrived in Columbus on September 23, 1831. Boats ascending the Columbus Feeder crossed Big Walnut Creek through a slackwater pool above the "state dam," then traversed the lift lock. With a fourteen-foot difference in elevation between Columbus and Lockbourne, the canal required just two lift locks; the other was located four miles below the terminus. The last canal boat left Columbus in 1904.

Erected 2000 by Martin Marietta Aggregates, The Lockbourne Heritage Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 30-25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 25, 1931.

Location. 39° 48.605′ N, 82° 58.292′ W. Marker is in Lockbourne, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus. It is at the intersection of Commerce Street and Denny Street, on the right when traveling west on Commerce Street. This copy of the marker is in Lock Meadows Park next to the canal lock. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lockbourne OH 43137, United States of

The Columbus Feeder Canal Side of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018

2. The Columbus Feeder Canal Side of Marker

America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio & Erie Canal (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Lockbourne Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laura Mae Ross (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Lockbourne (approx. 0.2 miles away); F-84F "Thunderstreak" (approx. 1.4 miles away); A-7D "Corsair II" (approx. 1.4 miles away); F-100D "Super Sabre" (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockbourne.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lockbourne Veterans' Memorial

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal Marker at the Lock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018

3. Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal Marker at the Lock

(was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This marker is a duplicate of the one on the street at the entrance to the park. While it is numbered and dated the same, it was not present in 2008 when Contributing Editor William Fischer, Jr., documented the one on the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks⎯⎯⎯The Columbus Feeder Canal

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks
⎯⎯⎯
The Columbus Feeder Canal