Historic Groveport

Historic Groveport is an Ohio historical marker in Franklin County.

Franklin County · 648 Main Street, Groveport, OH, 43125 -- 648 Main St, at the corner of Front and High

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Side A: 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. Side B: Same

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

More markers nearby

John Rarey and “Cruiser”under 1 mi
Groveport Log Houseunder 1 mi
Ohio and Erie Canal in Groveport / Scioto Valley Interurbanunder 1 mi
Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 22under 1 mi

On the National Register nearby

Groveport Town Hall Historic Group120 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.