Historic Groveport #18-25
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N 39° 51.076 W 082° 52.925
17S E 338992 N 4412943
A little about Groveport in the old days.
Waymark Code: WM7EK
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2006
Views: 27
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Pioneers began to settle in the Groveport area around the year 1800. Subsequent growth was spurred by the opening of the Ohio Erie Canal, and, in 1847, the adjacent settlements of Rarey's Port and Wert's Grove merged to form the village of Groveport. The canal, which crossed Main Street immediately east of this marker, declined in importance as a commercial lifeline with the local arrival in 1868 of the faster and more flexible railroad system. By 1900, boat traffic on the canal ceased entirely. Traces of the canal bed are still visible throughout the area.
Marker Number: #18-25
County: Franklin
Significance of Location: Place
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed
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