Georgesville, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Georgesville is an unincorporated community
in western Pleasant Township
, Franklin County
, Ohio
, United States
. It is located southwest of Columbus
, the county seat
of Franklin County and the capital and largest city of Ohio. Georgesville lies at the confluence
of Little Darby Creek and Big Darby Creek
, which are State and National Scenic Rivers
and tributaries
of the Scioto River
. Much of the swamp forest and prairie surrounding Georgesville is part of Battelle Darby Creek Park, the largest of the Metro Parks
.
village and ceremonial mound. The reconstructed mound is located along the Ancient Trail in Battelle Darby Creek Park.
as Central Ohio's first permanent white settlement. The town was originally situated on the eastern bank of Big Darby Creek above the confluence, now the site of Oak Grove Cemetery. A railway station was built on the western bank of Big Darby Creek below the confluence, and Georgesville occupies this site today, although the railway station is long gone. Alkire Road, which runs from the suburbs of Columbus through Georgesville to the town of Lilly Chapel in Madison County
, originally featured two wooden covered bridges which spanned the Big and Little Darby Creeks above their confluence. The covered bridges were replaced by steel truss bridges
(a Pratt truss over Little Darby Creek and a Camelback truss over Big Darby Creek), which were in turn replaced by modern reinforced concrete
bridges, in a new configuration, in the 1990s.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in western Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Pleasant Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,030 people in the township, 6,704 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Franklin County
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located southwest of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Franklin County and the capital and largest city of Ohio. Georgesville lies at the confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
of Little Darby Creek and Big Darby Creek
Big Darby Creek
The Big Darby Creek is a river located in northwestern central Ohio, and an important tributary to the Lower Scioto River. The river's major tributary is the Little Darby Creek....
, which are State and National Scenic Rivers
National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States.The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was an outgrowth of the recommendations of a Presidential commission, the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission...
and tributaries
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Scioto River
Scioto River
The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth...
. Much of the swamp forest and prairie surrounding Georgesville is part of Battelle Darby Creek Park, the largest of the Metro Parks
Metro Parks (Columbus, Ohio)
The Metro Parks are a group of 15 metropolitan parks near Columbus, Ohio. They are officially organized as the "Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District". The Metro Parks system was organized in 1945 under Ohio Revised Code Section 1545 as a separate political division of the state...
.
Prehistory
Situated across Big Darby Creek from Georgesville, on the eastern bank below the confluence, the O.C. Voss site includes a Fort AncientFort Ancient
Fort Ancient is a name for a Native American culture that flourished from 1000-1750 CE among a people who predominantly inhabited land along the Ohio River in areas of modern-day Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Western West Virginia. They were a maize based agricultural...
village and ceremonial mound. The reconstructed mound is located along the Ancient Trail in Battelle Darby Creek Park.
History
Georgesville was founded in 1797, and may predate FranklintonFranklinton, Columbus, Ohio
Franklinton is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. Lucas Sullivant, a Virginia born land surveyor, established Franklinton in 1797. It is bordered by the Scioto River on the north and east, Harmon Avenue on the east, Stimmel Road and Greenlawn Avenue on the south, and Interstate 70 on the west...
as Central Ohio's first permanent white settlement. The town was originally situated on the eastern bank of Big Darby Creek above the confluence, now the site of Oak Grove Cemetery. A railway station was built on the western bank of Big Darby Creek below the confluence, and Georgesville occupies this site today, although the railway station is long gone. Alkire Road, which runs from the suburbs of Columbus through Georgesville to the town of Lilly Chapel in Madison County
Madison County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 40,213 people, 13,672 households, and 10,035 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 14,399 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...
, originally featured two wooden covered bridges which spanned the Big and Little Darby Creeks above their confluence. The covered bridges were replaced by steel truss bridges
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
(a Pratt truss over Little Darby Creek and a Camelback truss over Big Darby Creek), which were in turn replaced by modern reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
bridges, in a new configuration, in the 1990s.