Hanford - 845 Bowman
Hanford Village
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.
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Hanford - Historic Marker
Hanford Village
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 African American veterans to settle using the G.I. Bill. Hanford then became one of the few places involved in an all African American post-war housing development program in the United States. During the 1960s, President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Federal Interstate Highway System Act resulted in construction of Interstate 70 which split Hanford Village into two sections and tore apart the community. However, since the division, the residents of the village have worked to maintain its sense of community and unity.
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Hanford - 873 Lyman
Hanford Village
Sgt. George E. Cheaney, an Army Air Coprs veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1946.
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Hanford - Interstate 70 Divides
Hanford Village
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 Bowman Road
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Hanford - 802 Lyman
Hanford Village
Joel W. Travis, an African-American veteran of World War II from Tennessee, purchased this home in Hanford Village in 1946.
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Hanford - 789 Lyman
Hanford Village
Joseph L. Harrell, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in Hanford Village in 1946.
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Hanford - 788 Lyman
Hanford Village
Sgt. Ardel Poindexter, an African-American TEC 5 in the U.S. Army during World War II, purchased this home in 1946.
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Hanford - 839 Bowman
Hanford Village
Charles R. Otey, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1947.
Hanford - 836 Clay Court
Hanford Village
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
Hanford Village
Thomas S. Embry, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 838 Lyman
Hanford Village
Granville R. Miller, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 843 Lyman
Hanford Village
Wendell D. La Fleur, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.
Hanford - 849 Lyman
Hanford Village
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 parachutes for the airmen.
Hanford - 861 Lyman
Hanford Village
Technical Sgt. Alonzo B. Anderson, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.