Peninsula in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2022
1. Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Marker
Since the 1800s, the Cuyahoga Valley has been a place where people from nearby cities relax in nature. Building on this tradition, locals worked tirelessly to preserve what is now Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Created in 1974, the park protects open countryside, a canal that helped build the nation, and the river that sparked the Clean Water Act.
Everett Road Covered Bridge
The story of the Everett Road Covered Bridge echoes the story of transportation and recreation in the Cuyahoga Valley. Horses and wagons, and later automobiles, travelled the original bridge, built in the late 1870s. The reconstructed bridge remains busy, but only with foot traffic. Horseback riders, contra dancers, environmental education students, and photographers visit regularly.
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It is in the valleys that one can realize most effectively a sense of isolation and freedom from the sights and sounds…which go to make the modern city. Olmstead Brothers, 1925.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ohio and Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Everett Covered Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birth of the Park Idea (about 500 feet away); John F. Seiberling (about 500 feet away); Rallying Support for the Park Idea (about 500 feet away); Ralph Regula: Creating a Legacy (about 500 feet away); Expanding the Vision (about 500 feet away); Building a National Park (about 500 feet away); Growing up in Everett (approx. half a mile away).
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2022
2. Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Marker
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2022
3. Everett Covered Bridge
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 3, 2022
4. Everett Covered Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
