Information about Hockingport Ohio and Athens County Ohio

Hockingport was the site of a pre-revolutionary military camp and fortification built in Oct. 1774 by Virginia militiamen under Lord Dunmore at the confluence of the Hocking and Ohio Rivers called Fort Gower. The fort served as the base camp for the militia during Dunmore’s War. It was the namesake fort of the Fort Gower Resolves issued by the soldiers stationed there in Nov. 1774. Among the officers present were many Virginians that would go on to become famous during the revolution. Present were William Campbell, George Rogers Clark, William Crawford, Simon Kenton, Andrew Lewis, Daniel Morgan, William Russell, Adam Stephen and many others. The fort was abandoned after Dunmore’s War. Today the site of the fort is believed to be under water just beyond the point.

A post office called Hockingport has been in operation since 1838. The community was a shipping point on the Hocking River, hence the name.

Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,757. Its county seat is Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because the original state university (Ohio University) was founded there in 1804, the town and the county were named for the ancient center of learning, Athens, Greece.

There are many Campgrounds and places for outdoor recreation in Athens County and Southeastern Ohio and if you want to lease a lot at the PORT Campground and docks, give Uptown Realty Group a call at (740) 590-4882 or email info@athensuptownrealty.com.

• Wayne National Forest
• Burr Oak State Park
• Strouds Run State Park
• Acadia Cliffs State Nature Preserve
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area
• Waterloo Wildlife Research Station
• Marie J Desonier State Nature Preserve
• Waterloo State Forest
• Zaleski State Forest