Lockbourne, Ohio

Franklin County

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Lockbourne is a village in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Ohio, about 20 km south of the center of Columbus. Lockbourne has almost 300 inhabitants (as of the 2000 census ), and ranks as the " Village".

In Lockbourne, there are two listed buildings, which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP), the end of the 19th century built Christian S. Mr. House, and which was built in the first half of the 19th century AF Maxwell House.

History

Lockbournes name is associated with the construction of the Ohio - Erie Canal in the years 1825-1832. An important channel structure were the eight lock levels that were built here, so that the boats could overcome the height difference. These two canal basin and the weir arrived at Big Walnut Creek, which regulated the supply of water in the channel especially at high tide. The eight locks wore the numbers 23 to 30 and Lockbourne was typically called " Eight Locks " (Eight locks).

The name of Lockbourne emerged only in 1831, when Colonel James Kilbourne ( 1770-1850 ) submitted plans to found a church here at the lock on the Ohio - Erie Canal. Lockbourne is a portmanteau word consisting of the contraction of " lock" ( lock ) and the name of the founder of " Kilbourne " has emerged.

1827-31 was from Lockbourne to Columbus an 18 km long branch canal built to connect Columbus to the Ohio - Erie Canal. Again, this had two locks to overcome the height difference of about 4.20 m between Lockbourne and Columbus. The first boat reached Columbus through this branch canal on 23 September 1831st

Soon after the founding of Lockbourne there were numerous restaurants, the and Canal House Hotel, a hub for cargo, a whiskey distillery, which maintained its own two canal boats to transport the drums, a sawmill and a flour mill, the height difference between lock 30 23 lock used for the extraction of energy from hydropower. At lock 30 there was also the lock keeper's house.

Between 1850 and 1860 the economic importance of the channel quickly took off with the advent of the railroad. 1904 sailed the last canal boat the puncture channel between Columbus and Lockbourne. Today only be seen the remains of the lock 30 and the weir on Big Walnut Creek in Lock Meadow Park of Lockbourne.

Lockbourne Army Air Base

Lockbourne located near the Airport Rickenbacker International and was responsible for its original designation as Lockbourne Army Air Base ( AAB Lockbourne ) namesake. Since the Army Air Base was closed in Tuskegee in April 1946, the Army Air Force ( AAF) moved the previously stationed there 477th Composite Group in March 1946 after Lockbourne. The 477th CG was the only air combat unit of the AAF, which consisted of African Americans. The pilots of the unit (previously 332nd Fighter Wing ) are also referred to as the Tuskegee Airmen. After laying lived 260 black officers in Lockbourne Area, about 75 % of all black AAF officers at all, and 100 % of all black AAF pilots. After racist attacks on black officers and soldiers in Lockbourne the National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence laid in September 1946 when President Truman complaint.