Lockport, Kentucky

Lockport is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Lockport in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991.[2] The community was a steamboat port near a lock and dam, hence the name.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockport, Kentucky
  2. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 339.



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