Lock Seventeen, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Lock Seventeen is an unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Lock Seventeen had its start when a lock was built on the nearby canal in 1829.[2] The lock was known as Lock Seventeen, hence the name.[3] A post office called Lock Seventeen was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1895.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lock Seventeen, Ohio
- ^ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 526.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.
- ^ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States
County seat: New Philadelphia
- Dover
- New Philadelphia
- Uhrichsville
- Baltic‡
- Barnhill
- Bolivar
- Dennison
- Gnadenhutten
- Midvale
- Mineral City
- Newcomerstown
- Parral
- Port Washington
- Roswell
- Stone Creek
- Strasburg
- Sugarcreek
- Tuscarawas
- Zoar
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°21′22″N 81°27′20″W / 40.35611°N 81.45556°W / 40.35611; -81.45556
