Footprint of Lock 12
Construction of the Miami Extension of the Miami and Erie Canal, which included Troy, began around 1834. Lock 12 was built in 1836. General William Henry Harrison and other dignitaries officially opened the Troy section on July 4, 1837. The canal brought prosperity to the area, as its products were shipped to new markets and more people moved here. The last canal boat came through Lock 12 in 1912 and the disastrous flood of March 1913 finally ended Troy and Ohio's canal era. Evidence suggests that in the late 1920s, the Hobart Brothers Company's building on West Main Street covered part of the lock. The building and lock were razed in 2015. The footprint monument was dedicated June 7, 2017 and includes stones from Lock 12.| HM Number | HM2B4T |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2018 |
| Placed By | City of Troy; The Troy Foundation; Hobart Brothers Company; The Ohio History Connection |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 at 11:03am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 737866 N 4436803 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.04793333, -84.21160000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 2.876', W 84° 12.696' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 2' 52.56" N, 84° 12' 41.76" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 937 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 408 N Elm St, Troy OH 45373, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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