Posts from April 9th, 2020
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Hidden Gems of Fairfield County - Lockville Canal Park
In my series, Hidden Gems of Fairfield County, I will be showing places in and around the County that people, including myself, always seem to forget exist or forget why they are even around.
Today's post will be about Lockville Canal Park located in Lockville, OH although the physical address is actually 5895 Pickerington Road, Carroll, OH. The park is open dusk to dawn, year round.
Lockville Canal Park consists of 8+ acres in Bloom and Violet Townships in the northern corner of the County. The land was acquired by Fairfield County Board of County Commissioners in 1983.
The park consists of three locks from the Ohio & Erie Canal. The Ohio & Erie Canal was a 308 mile stretch of canal that began in Cleveland and went south to Portsmouth to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River. By 1911, the southern portions of the Canal were not being used much at all. In 1913, an enormous flood destroyed most of what was left of the canal locks. The tow path that runs besi...