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Rokeby Lock, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°43′55″N 81°54′18″W / 39.73194°N 81.90500°W / 39.73194; -81.90500
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Rokeby Lock (also known as Rokeby) is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Rokeby Lock was platted when a nearby lock and dam was being built on the Muskingum River.[2] A post office was established at Rokeby Lock in 1839, and remained in operation until 1915.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rokeby Lock, Ohio
  2. ^ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 516.
  3. ^ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

39°43′55″N 81°54′18″W / 39.73194°N 81.90500°W / 39.73194; -81.90500