Lock Port, Ohio

Lock Port is an unincorporated community in Williams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

For the ghost town in Licking County, see Lockport, Ohio.

History

A sawmill was built at Lockport in 1834.[2] A post office called Lockport was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1876.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lock Port, Ohio
  2. Bowersox, Charles A. (1920). A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 401.
  3. "Williams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 December 2015.



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