Welcome To Cuyahoga Falls

Welcome To Cuyahoga Falls. The City on the River. , Falls River Square City Hall , The River And Industry , Even before written history and the colonization of Ohio, the Cuyahoga River stood as an important lifeline to Native Americans who used the river and surrounding valley for fishing, hunting, trading and transportation. The exact origin of the name "Cuyahoga" remains uncertain. The common belief is that it is derived from either the Mohawk word "Cayagaga" meaning "crooked river," or the English corruption of words from the Seneca language meaning "place of the jawbone"., The Cuyahoga River remained significant with the founding of the American Republic. It marked the western boundary of the United States by the Treaty of Greenville, from 1795 until the admission of Ohio as the 17th state in 1803. Originally called Manchester, the town was settled in 1812 and was later renamed Cuyahoga Falls for those natural features on the river., Settlers from New England quickly recognized the falls on the river as having great natural beauty and as a source of tremendous untapped power. Mills were added, speeding up the production of items like ground grains. Later, entrepreneurs used the power of the Falls to generate electricity and harness mechanical energy for operating factories that made paper, wrought iron staybolts, machinery, ground materials and many other goods., Cuyahoga Falls continues to be a prime location in the state of Ohio for entrepreneurs, travel, art, recreation and innovation. The City's rich history is constantly evolving and is heavily influenced by the River and the falls themselves., The 1850S , By the 1850s, Cuyahoga Falls had become a large manufacturing center. Goods being produced became more diverse, ranging from sandpaper and glue to tableware, streetcar axles and more. Four paper mills made 525 tons of paper annually and employed 60 people while flax mills were producing 30,000 gallons of linseed oil. A fork factory was dishing out 100,000 steel utensils per year and the shovel factory was making six dozen units daily. Up and down the river there were grist mills, a tool factory, tanneries, ashery, flax mills, a distillery, rolling mills, sawmills, rivet and wire factories and so many more-even a foundry that produced the town clock., City Hall , When the building at the NW corner of Front and Broad Streets became overcrowded, a new City Building was built on the west side of Second St. between Oakwood Dr. and Stow St. The old building was razed shortly after the new City Building was dedicated in October 1952.