| General Information |
| The OES visited the Lockbourne Canal & Locks on October 15, 2000. These old Ohio/Erie Canal Locks sit off of Canal Road in Lockbourne, Ohio. Back in the early 1800s, canals were the premier way of transporting goods through Ohio. Construction on the Ohio/Erie Canal began in the 1820s and it's path led it straight through the heart of Ohio. Lockbourne was founded around the time that the canal was being built through Central Ohio. Many of the original residents of this canal town worked for the canal and sandstone locks. Today there isn't too much left here of the canal itself, just an overgrown ditch. The locks themselves are very easy to spot just driving down the road. Lock 26 is deeper and usually has a pool of water, but Lock 27 is dry. Other locks in the area include lock numbers 29 and 30, also in Lockbourne, and lock 22 in Groveport, Ohio. | |
| Location Information: Public Roadway | |
| These locks are along Canal Road in Lockbourne, Franklin County. | |
| Photographs | |
Lock number 27 of the Ohio/Erie Canal as we pulled up to it. |
