Boston Township near Peninsula in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Lock 29 Trailhead

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

1. Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Marker

Inscription.
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.

Lock 29 Trailhead
The Ohio & Erie Canal made Peninsula a busy industrial town and popular overnight stop for canal travelers. The village had boatyards, mills, hotels, taverns, and other businesses. Today visitors can stroll through the historic downtown and stop to shop and dine. Travel 2.3 miles north on the towpath to the historic village of Boston. About a mile south is Deep Lock and connecting trails to old stone quarries.

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.
Olmsted Brothers, landscape architects who proposed a Cuyahoga Valley park in 1925

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker

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is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.

Location. 41° 14.587′ N, 81° 33.023′ W. Marker is near Peninsula, Ohio, in Summit County. It is in Boston Township. It is on Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1648 Mill St W, Peninsula OH 44264, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canal Builders (a few steps from this marker); Lock 29 (a few steps from this marker); A Tight Fit (a few steps from this marker); Peninsula (within

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

2. Welcome to Cuyahoga Valley National Park Marker

shouting distance of this marker); Gristmill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Peninsula (about 300 feet away); Village and River Linked (about 300 feet away); Life on a Crooked River (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peninsula.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.