Hanford Village
Title
Hanford Village
Subject
Post-World War II neighborhood home to former Tuskegee Airman stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base
Collection Items
Hanford - 845 Bowman
Henry Bolden, Jr., an African-American U.S. Army veteran who drove supply trucks in Belgium and France during World War II, purchased this home in Hanford Village in 1946 with help from the GI Bill.
Hanford - Historic Marker
Marker Text: Hanford Village was founded in the early 1900s just east of Columbus proper with its own mayor, police force, fire department, businesses, and park. After World War II, a subdivision of Hanford became a segregated community for returning…
Hanford - 873 Lyman
Sgt. George E. Cheaney, an Army Air Coprs veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - Interstate 70 Divides
When Interstate 70 came through Columbus in the 1960s, many homes in Hanford Village were eliminated. The remaining homes, wiith the exception of the few on Kent Street shown above, were cut off from the Hanford Village Park.
View of I-70 from…
View of I-70 from…
Hanford - 802 Lyman
Joel W. Travis, an African-American veteran of World War II from Tennessee, purchased this home in Hanford Village in 1946.
Hanford - 789 Lyman
Joseph L. Harrell, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in Hanford Village in 1946.
Hanford - 788 Lyman
Sgt. Ardel Poindexter, an African-American TEC 5 in the U.S. Army during World War II, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 839 Bowman
Charles R. Otey, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1947.
Hanford - 836 Clay Court
Cpl. Arthur L. Blackwell, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1947
Hanford - 806 Lyman
Thomas S. Embry, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 838 Lyman
Granville R. Miller, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 843 Lyman
Wendell D. La Fleur, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 849 Lyman
Master Sgt. James Blackstone, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1946. Blackstone was a Tuskegee Airman and the chief mechanic for a crew that supplied items such as gloves, headsets, and…
Hanford - 861 Lyman
Technical Sgt. Alonzo B. Anderson, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.