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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