On East Washington Avenue at Ridge Street Alley on East Washington Avenue.
In memory of an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepreneur and black Civil rights pioneer in Colorado. In 1880, Ford opened Ford's Restaurant and Chop House in Breckenridge. — — Map (db m118620) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 9) at South Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
You've just stepped into Colorado's Kingdom - a delightful trip back in time with all of today's modern conveniences and amenities. Here you'll find one of the world's premier resorts with outstanding four-season activities to please everyone's . . . — — Map (db m58003) HM
On Boreas Pass Road (County Road 10) near South Main Street (State Highway 9).
Alone Against the Elements
Intense cold, high winds, drifting snow, and avalanches challenged railroaders all winter long. The endless gales prompted a standard joke in Como. Newcomer: “Does the wind always blow this way?” . . . — — Map (db m62461) HM
Pre-Mining Landscape
This valley once held beaver ponds, wet meadows, shrub thickets and open grasslands. Fires started by Native Americans supported herds of mountain bison and favored growth of grasses and wildflowers on the valley floor. . . . — — Map (db m58592) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Built as a Residence 1898,
site was Argyle Dance Hall 1881
and lost in Main St. Fire of 1896. — — Map (db m58203) HM
In memory of the men who gave their lives.
In appreciation for the great contribution the returning veterans have made to Breckenridge skiing.
In gratitude for the men and women of the new 10th Mountain Division who are now serving so . . . — — Map (db m57819) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
St. Mary's was built in 1881 and moved from Washington & High By 1890; Bell and Belfry added 1899. — — Map (db m58370) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Summit County Courthouse
Cornerstone laid in 1909 on the "Most Beautiful spot in Summit County." Dedicated St. Patrick's Day, 1910.
This Corner Stone was . . . — — Map (db m57884) HM
On South Ridge Street at East Lincoln Avenue on South Ridge Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The Exchange - constructed in 1880, the building housed the Bank of Breckenridge, the Engle Bros. Exchange Bank and the Post Office at various times. — — Map (db m58368) HM
On South Ridge Street at Washington Avenue on South Ridge Street.
The Hearthstone building was established in 1883. The original structure was build and owned by the Kaiser family, who ran a market on Lincoln St., when Breckenridge existed as a thriving mining community. The Hearthstone building itself has . . . — — Map (db m58369) HM
Look carefully on the hillside above the wooden mill structure, and you can see the remains of as many as seven mine openings.
These portals (or adits) led into the vast underground network of the Jessie (as seen on the map), one of the largest . . . — — Map (db m240583) HM
On Boreas Pass Road (County Road 10) near South Main Street (State Highway 9).
The Little Engine
The Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&P) established a crucial link between Denver and the high Rockies. The goal was to reach the Pacific Ocean but the harsh winters and challenging mountain terrain took a toll on the . . . — — Map (db m62319) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The Wedding House
Built in 1893 by .
Frederick Herkert
for his bride. — — Map (db m57957) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
William Harrison Briggle House
Built in 1896.
A Summit Historical Society Property — — Map (db m57952) HM
Near East Main Street at North 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Frisco Arts Council ”Ski for Light, Art for Sight” Placed August 2, 1997 Dedicated to Olav Pedersen, father of Ski for Light Artist: William Barth Osmundsen The "Ski for Light, Art for Sight" sculpture of . . . — — Map (db m171497) HM
On East Main Street at Fifth Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
This property once served as Frisco’s Post Office, General Store, and Gas Station. The main building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, originally consisted of a one-room, wood-plank cabin, still standing today attached to the . . . — — Map (db m107845) HM
On Main Street just west of 6th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Originally constructed for freighter William H. Staley and his wife Alvarena Staley in 1909, this log building features unusual vertical and horizontal log construction with rare keyed notching and has a cross-gabled roof. After William Staley's . . . — — Map (db m171495) HM
Near County Road 1220 near Interstate 70, on the right when traveling north.
These stone structures appear to be the remains of historic labor camps. Occupied during the late 19th Century, they were used as temporary dwellings by immigrant workers completing railroad construction in Ten Mile Canyon.
The architecture . . . — — Map (db m120009) HM
On Shrine Pass Road (County Road 16) near Interstate 70.
The 10th Mountain Division, created for alpine and winter combat during World War II, girded for battle on the steep, inhospitable terrain of Camp Hale (about twenty-five miles southwest of here). Built at an old railroad sheep-loading stop, the . . . — — Map (db m58466) HM
On Shrine Pass Road (County Road 16) near Interstate 70.
It is as if God has set His sign, His seal, His promise there – a beacon upon the very center and height of the Continent to all its people and all its generations…as if here was a great supply store and workshop of Creation, the fountain . . . — — Map (db m58578) HM
On Shrine Pass Road (County Road 16) near Interstate 70.
Marker Front:
Vail Mountain stood bare just days before the resort’s 1962 grand opening. As luck would have it, a late December storm blanketed the area, dumping several feet of powder on the untracked slopes. Fortune just kept smiling on . . . — — Map (db m58485) HM
On Portage Path at Merriman Road, on the right when traveling north on Portage Path.
This series of flat stones has been laid on the ground to mark the actual trail of the Portage Path as it was surveyed by Moses Warren in 1797. From here, the trail winds southwest and then southerly and up the hill through the park. Then North . . . — — Map (db m48754) HM
On Mill Street near High Street (Ohio Route 261), on the left when traveling east.
Five Depression-era strikes against many of Akron's rubber companies culminated in a giant "sit-down" strike against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the industry's leader, in February and March of 1936. The fledgling United Rubber Workers (URW), . . . — — Map (db m43625) HM
On Copley Road (Ohio Route 162) at Diagonal Road, on the right when traveling east on Copley Road.
Side A
Born in Torrington, Connecticut, John Brown moved with his family to Hudson, Ohio, in 1805 and lived many years in Portage and Summit Counties. His expert knowledge of sheep and wool led to a business partnership with Colonel Simon . . . — — Map (db m221947) HM
On Triplett Boulevard (Ohio Route 241), on the right when traveling east.
A colossus of engineering acumen and structural steel, the Airdock was built in 1929 as the construction facility for the U.S. Navy's rigid airships, the USS Akron (1931) and USS Macon (1933). The airships, or dirigibles, served as . . . — — Map (db m43475) HM
On East Market Street (Ohio Route 18) at South College Sreet, on the right when traveling east on East Market Street.
On May 1, 1950, the Akron Community Service Center
and Urban League building opened to the public.
The Center was a gathering place for African
Americans of the community, where they addressed
workplace, education, and other issues dividing . . . — — Map (db m142804) HM
On Triplett Boulevard (Ohio Route 241) at Masillon Road, on the right when traveling east on Triplett Boulevard.
In 1951, several pioneer drag racers opened one
of the Midwest’s first drag strips known by local
racing enthusiasts as the “Fulton Airport
Champions Raceway.” For the next eight years
half-brothers Art and Walt Arfons, Otis . . . — — Map (db m142783) HM
Presented to the
All-American Soap Box Derby
by the Juneau, Alaska,
Rotary Club
Original of this pole stands at Wrangell, Alaska, where since 1890 it has served as a memorial to the Kiksadi chief, Kolteen
...the monument consists . . . — — Map (db m48713) HM
On Fairfax Road at Rampart Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Fairfax Road.
"The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future and we'll continue to follow..."
President Ronald Reagan
As the second American woman . . . — — Map (db m43539) HM
On East Mill Street at South Mill Street, on the right when traveling west on East Mill Street.
During the 20th century heyday of the rubber and tire industry in Akron, approximately 4,000 African-American men and women were employed at jobs in the big companies. World War I brought about a marked increase in opportunities and in the number . . . — — Map (db m202414) HM
On East Mill Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Mill Street.
Prior to 1900, there were few positions for women at Akron factories that produced cereal, clay products, and farm machinery. Akron's first rubber factory, B.F. Goodrich, which opened in 1870, relied on women workers who made hundreds of products . . . — — Map (db m202413) HM
On Main Street at Market Street (Ohio Route 18/162), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
You are near "Hall's Corners," the center of Akron's first business district, named after the general store that once stood at the corner of Market and Howard streets. Across Market Street from where you are standing, was the Empire House, the most . . . — — Map (db m48848) HM
On Ardmore Avenue at Everett Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Ardmore Avenue.
The home of
Dr. Bob & Anne Smith
from 1916 to 1950
Co-founder of
Alcoholics Anonymous
—————
The birthplace of
Alcoholics Anonymous
June 10, 1935 Akron, Ohio
This property is listed in the . . . — — Map (db m48847) HM
Side A: Elm Court
Arthur Hudson Marks (1874-1939)
Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks. The original mansion exemplifies the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Elm Court . . . — — Map (db m43505) HM
On Market Street (Ohio Route 18), on the right when traveling east.
Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955) named his fledgling rubber goods manufacturing company "Goodyear" to honor Charles Goodyear, the man who invented the vulcanization process for curing rubber. Seiberling . . . — — Map (db m43451) HM
On East Mill Street at South High Street (Ohio Route 261), on the right when traveling west on East Mill Street.
In 2009, on a cool September evening in Cologne, Germany, our local delegation
eagerly awaited the announcement if Akron and Cleveland had been chosen to host the
2014 Gay Games.
Our anticipation - which had grown increasingly intense over . . . — — Map (db m202411) HM
On Glendale Avenue (Ohio Route 162), on the right when traveling west.
Built over a two-year period, from 1936-1937, by the Federal Works Progress Administration, the Glendale Steps survive as a monument to the work of stone craftsmen during the Great Depression. Spanning a 200-foot slope, the purpose of the Glendale . . . — — Map (db m43554) HM
On Oakdale Avenue at Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Oakdale Avenue.
Akron, an industrial boomtown in the early twentieth century, grew in population nearly fivefold between 1900 and 1920. As the city industrialized, middle class residents sought homes on West Hill, away from the smoke and soot of heavy industry on . . . — — Map (db m142835) HM
On Howard Street at Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Ohio Route 59), on the right when traveling north on Howard Street.
Side A:
The center of African-American culture in Akron during the mid-20th century, Howard Street was home to many of the city's black-owned business and entertainment establishments, and provided an atmosphere in which minority-owned . . . — — Map (db m43566) HM
On University Avenue west of Broadway, on the right when traveling west.
Chief Prosecutor
City of Akron
1940 - 1945
Chief Assistant Prosecutor
Summit County
1965 - 1939
A dedicated public official
devoted to
Justice - Law - Equality
in Summit County — — Map (db m213950) HM
On Triplett Boulevard (Ohio Route 241), on the right when traveling east.
The innovations of Dr. Karl Arnstein (1887-1974), an aerospace industry pioneer, form the foundation for lighter-than-air technology in use today. His mathematical proof and application of modern stress analysis allowed the construction of larger, . . . — — Map (db m43454) HM
On Newton Street at Barder Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Newton Street.
This burying ground was the first public cemetery located within Akron's boundaries. It was also known as the "Old Cemetery" and the "Newton Street Cemetery." Deacon Titus Chapman donated this land in 1808 as a burying ground, and he was probably . . . — — Map (db m43444) HM
On Market Street at Exchange Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
On December 21, 1818, The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio granted a Charter to Middlebury Lodge No. 34 marking the beginning of Freemasonry in Summit County. The Lodge was located on Case Avenue, then known as Water Street. Two . . . — — Map (db m43446) HM
On Triplett Boulevard (Ohio Route 241) at Massillon Road, on the right when traveling east on Triplett Boulevard.
To honor the pioneering spirit and enthusiam of the citizens
of Akron who supported the significant advances to
motorless flight from 1929 to 1936.
A commemorative flight today re-enacts the
first towed glider flight 50 years ago
from Akron . . . — — Map (db m156383) HM
On Portage Path / Diagonal Road at Copley Road, on the right when traveling south on Portage Path / Diagonal Road.
You are standing on the famous portage, carrying-place between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers. The two streams and the portage across the watershed formed an early route between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. First the Indians, then French and . . . — — Map (db m43550) HM
The North Terminus canoe landing of the Portage Path was located here along the Cuyahoga River. The 1797 survey of the trail began at a black cherry tree on the south bank of the river. If standing today, that tree would be in the middle of the . . . — — Map (db m48846) HM
On High Street (Ohio Route 261), on the left when traveling south.
On this site on May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth, a former slave, gave her world famous "And Ain't I a Woman?" speech, recalling the hardships she had endured. Active in both the Abolitionist and Women's Rights Movements, she electrified an audience . . . — — Map (db m43726) HM
On South Broadway Street (Ohio Route 261) north of East State Street, on the left when traveling north.
This sacred structure, completed in 1905, has been recognized as a significant landmark in the history of both the State of Ohio and the United States of America
Placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
by the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m202409) HM
On Portage Path at Garman Road, on the left when traveling north on Portage Path. Reported missing.
The former "country estate" of the Frank A. Seiberling family, Stan Hywet Hall is one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. "F.A." Seiberling (1859-1955) co-founded the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1898 and . . . — — Map (db m223866) HM
On University Avenue west of South Broadway Street (Ohio Route 261), on the right when traveling west.
Walter J. Nerad, Jr. •
Ted Neura •
Paul Haltsley, III •
George H. Frazee •
Frank Wilson •
Gene T. Davis •
La Valle E. Carlton •
Michael M. Medley •
Ronald M. Cantor •
Billy O. Deweese I •
Wilbur G. Wise •
Stanley K. Semler • . . . — — Map (db m202406) WM
On West North Street at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the right when traveling west on West North Street.
The Ohio & Erie Canal was completed from
Cleveland to Akron in 1827. From the Mustill
Site, the canal rose 15 locks to the summit in
Akron. The “Cascade Mill Race,” built by
Dr. Eliakim Crosby in 1832, paralleled the canal,
creating a large . . . — — Map (db m142834) HM
Side A: The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Completed in 1915, the Gate Lodge is one of several service buildings located at Stan Hywet Hall dedicated to the operations of the estate. Located at the front entrance gates, this two-story . . . — — Map (db m43509) HM
On Portage Path at Merriman Road, on the right when traveling north on Portage Path.
The Old Portage, an eight-mile overland connection between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers, was the longer of two portages used by prehistoric peoples and early settlers. This was just one link in the water route between Lake Erie and the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m48845) HM
On Portage Path at Merriman Road, on the right when traveling north on Portage Path.
The First Americans
You are standing at the North Terminus of the renewed Portage Path, which formed the vital link in the shortest and best water route between the great lake to the north and the rivers flowing south. The trail was created . . . — — Map (db m48755) HM
On Chuckery Trail, 0.1 miles west of Peck Road, on the right when traveling west.
Trees with unusual shapes were often, used by Indians as
landmarks to identify important trails. This 300 year
old Bur Oak (Guercus Macrocarpa) marked the northernmost
point of the Portage Trail, which connected the Cuyahoga
(whose course was . . . — — Map (db m161199) HM
An annual summer tradition for American youth since the 1930s, the All-American Soap Box Derby was the concept of journalist Myron E. ("Scottie") Scott, who covered an impromptu homebuilt gravity-car race in Dayton in 1933. Scott conceived and . . . — — Map (db m43477) HM
In 1785, American Indian tribal leaders from the Chippewa, Delaware, Ottawa, and Wyandot met with representatives sent by the United States Congress to sign the controversial Treaty of Fort McIntosh. The treaty surrendered control of Native . . . — — Map (db m43512) HM
In downtown Akron at the Portage Hotel, 12 September 1935, a national convention of rubber workers met and organized the United Rubber Workers of America. Convention delegates elected Sherman Dalrymple president and dedicated the URW international . . . — — Map (db m43731) HM
On University Avenue, 0 miles east of Hill Street.
Top plaque:
When the natural rubber supply from Southeast Asia was cut off at the beginning of World War II, the United States and its allies faced the loss of a strategic material. With U.S. government sponsorship, a consortium of companies . . . — — Map (db m44733) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr Blvd / Perkins Street (Ohio Route 59) at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd / Perkins Street.
This church, founded in 1866, is the oldest Black congregation in Akron. After worshipping in several locations, the congregation held a fund-raiser to help finance the construction of a permanent home. The person collecting the most money had the . . . — — Map (db m43501) HM
On Portage Path at Merriman Road, on the right when traveling north on Portage Path.
The Portage Path is now marked for all time in bronze to honor and memorialize the American Indian who for untold centuries preserved and cared for this land and its waterways.
During the 1990's, the Yeck Family initiated a program to research, . . . — — Map (db m48751) HM
On North Cleveland Massillon Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Yellow Crook Watershed provides visitors with 31 square miles of scenic vistas and varied terrain. Early Bath settlers harnessed the power of Yellow Creek, building more than 20 mills to spin wool and mill grain and wood. A tributary of the . . . — — Map (db m229091) HM
On West Bath Road (County Route 48) at North Cleveland-Massillon Road, on the left when traveling east on West Bath Road.
Bath Township Hall. A log meeting house, which also served both the Presbyterians and Congregationalists, was constructed here circa 1818. In 1839, a frame structure replaced the log house and served the community and the congregations until . . . — — Map (db m137210) HM
On North Cleveland Massillon Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Jonathan Hale and Jason Hammond families settled here in 1810, having purchased property from the Connecticut Land Company. Founded in 1818, Bath included three hamlets established along the "Center" road as it was called. Hammond's . . . — — Map (db m229086) HM
Near Beech Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1888, the coal-fired Beech Street Powerhouse was built to supply power for Akron's new electric trolleys, which replaced the city's horse-drawn streetcars. Soon the plant was selling electricity to new businesses in downtown Akron, fueling rapid . . . — — Map (db m228871) HM
On North Howard Street at Martin Luther King Boulevard (Ohio Route 59), on the right when traveling north on North Howard Street.
An entrepreneur who owned and operated
the Matthews Hotel
"A business with a soul"
at 77 North Howard Street
from 1925 to 1978
Enthralled by the vitality he witnessed as a visitor to Akron in 1920, George Mathews put his . . . — — Map (db m228806) HM
The Beech Street Steam Plant was a classic example of the industrial boom in Akron. The plant originally had a two-boiler system with one smokestack, and it forced steam through pipes to downtown Akron. Steam heat was an advanced technology at the . . . — — Map (db m228870) HM
On 3rd Street SE just south of Robinson Avenue (County Route 54), on the left when traveling south.
Ohio Columbus Barber began construction of his
farm complex in 1909; Barn No. 1 was the first
structure. The farm, named for his daughter and
son-in-law, ultimately encompassed 3500 acres
and 102 structures. It was famous for both the
design . . . — — Map (db m143222) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
Dedicated to all Barberton military personnel who participated in World War II (green), or were in action during the Korean (blue), Vietnam (red), Persian Gulf (black), Afghanistan (taupe), Iraq (beige) and any future Wars involving the United . . . — — Map (db m48880) WM
On Austin Drive at Shenandoah Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Austin Drive.
Ohio Columbus Barber, a wealthy Ohio businessman and founder of Barberton, retired in 1905 to develop his Anna Dean Farm. Built in 1910, the colt barn was a part of this 3000-acre estate. Although originally intended for bulls, the building was . . . — — Map (db m43735) HM
On Park Avenue at 5th Street NW, on the left when traveling west on Park Avenue.
To honor your many accomplishments as a teacher, coach, and athlete, and to thank you for setting a great example for your peers and the youth of the Magic City.Athletic Accomplishments
Selected.....All Ohio Football-1954 . . . — — Map (db m48876) HM
On West Wooster Road at 31st Street (South Cleveland-Massillon Road), on the right when traveling west on West Wooster Road.
Thomas Johnson first came to Norton Township
in 1814, and within three years he had
established the township’s first sawmill along
the fast-moving waters of Wolf Creek. The
enterprising Johnson also erected a tavern,
store, and post office, . . . — — Map (db m143224) HM
On 5th Street SE (Ohio Route 619) at Robinson Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 5th Street SE.
On this site stood the Main Gatehouse of the Anna Dean Farm, estate of Barberton town founder and industrialist Ohio C. Barber. The Anna Dean Farm was not only a lavish estate but also a farming showcase built to promote and develop scientific . . . — — Map (db m43734) HM
On Hudson Run Road near Fairland Road, on the right when traveling east.
Attracted by the availability of raw materials and railroad transportation, the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG) built a plant here in 1899 to make soda ash for the company's glassmaking operations. This plant began production in 1900 as the . . . — — Map (db m43744) HM
On 14th Street Northwest north of West Wooster Road, on the left when traveling north.
In 1918, early Slovene immigrants organized the Slovenian Independent
Society Home and later constructed this hall, which became the center
for Barberton Slovene cultural, social, and recreational activities.
They formed dramatic and singing . . . — — Map (db m143223) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
Third Battalion, 130th Infantry
33rd Division, Army of the United States
Posthumously Awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor
By his daring, skillful, and inspiring leadership, as well as by his gallant determination to search out and . . . — — Map (db m48898) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Maj. Kenneth Cordier
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m48906) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Lt. Col. Richard Keirn
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m48907) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Capt. Alan Trent
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m48950) HM
On 6th Street NW at Paige Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street NW.
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
1Lt. Mark Peterson
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m48953) HM
On Oak Hill Road at Ira Road, on the right when traveling north on Oak Hill Road. Reported missing.
This cemetery is the resting place of many of the Hale, Hammond, and Cranz family members who were integral in founding and developing Bath Township. Connecticut natives Jonathan Hale and Jason Hammond were the first to purchase land in the area . . . — — Map (db m134588) HM
On Ira Road at Oak Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Ira Road.
This is the original home of Jonathan Hale drawn by Albert Ruger. It is based on the recollection of James Hale as depicted in Old Homesteads of the Hale Hammond Pioneers complied by C. O. Hale. Jonathan Hale arrived in Township 3 Range 12 in 1810. . . . — — Map (db m134606) HM
On Hamentown Road south of Rock Ridge Lane, on the left when traveling south.
In 1928, Samuel and Charlotte Hale Shaw came to Bath Township from Bristol, New York. They purchased 145 acres of land where Samuel, a carpenter, built a two-story frame house. They had six children; two died in infancy. Their two year old daughter, . . . — — Map (db m134607) HM
On North Cleveland Massillon Road east of West Bath Road, on the right when traveling north.
Side One
Revolutionary War Jason Hammond • Nathan Thorp War of 1812 Isaac W.I. Barber • Nathan Batterson • William Cogswell • John V. Duryee • Morris Miller • Abraham Shaw • George Welker Mexican War Comfort Capron . . . — — Map (db m233157) WM
On North Cleveland Massillon Road south of Ghent Hills Road, on the left when traveling north.
Designated a state scenic byway in 2000 by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Heritage Corridors of Bath encompass 39 miles of scenic Bath Township county roads.
1. Bath Nature Preserve 2. Hale Farm and Village 3. . . . — — Map (db m229087) HM
On North Cleveland Massillon Road at West Bath Road, on the right when traveling north on North Cleveland Massillon Road.
Charles Raymond Allen • Michael Willcox Allen • Charles Raymond Allen Jr. • C.F. Anderson • Whit Andrew • Jason Beech • Bruce Benson • Andrew P. Bettick • Michael B. Bowler • Von Brobeck • Jean F. Buechler • John Clarke • Dennis A. Clements • Carl . . . — — Map (db m229991) WM
The Ohio & Erie Canal is an early 19th-century creation built to meet growing transportation needs. The Towpath Trail is a late 20th-century creation, built because visionary individuals saw new uses for the abandoned canal. One of these . . . — — Map (db m224613) HM
Near Boston Mills Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Cuyahoga River is a symbol of what’s possible when people work together for clean water. As an industrial river flowing through Akron and Cleveland, it became internationally famous for its pollution. Today the river is a water trail and the . . . — — Map (db m202355) HM
Near Boston Mills Road, on the right when traveling east.
The village of Boston grew up along the Cuyahoga River. After the Ohio & Erie Canal opened in 1827, the community boomed with boatyards and businesses serving canal traffic. The Valley Railway opened in 1880 and spurred construction of the . . . — — Map (db m202357) HM
On Boston Mills Road near Zielenski Court, on the left when traveling west.
An 1834 survey map provides the earliest evidence of a bridge crossing the Cuyahoga River at this site. This rendering, based on a 1890's postcard, shows a covered bridge connecting the Akron-Cleveland Road (now Riverview Road) to the village of . . . — — Map (db m48996) HM
On Boston Mills Road at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the left when traveling east on Boston Mills Road.
The size and shape of a canal boat is determined by the smallest lock. Along the Ohio & Erie Canal the smallest is 75 feet long by 15 feet wide.
Workers begin building a boat by laying the keel. Made from white oak timbers, the keel forms . . . — — Map (db m202373) HM
On Boston Mills Road at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the left when traveling east on Boston Mills Road.
William Barnhart and James Fayerweather’s boatyard is humming with activity. Shipwrights enclose the hull of a canal boat with white-oak boards from Julius Edson’s sawmill and lumberyard. The blacksmith, R. Darmer, makes deadeye rings for canal . . . — — Map (db m202372) HM
On Riverview Road near Boston Mills Road, on the left when traveling south.
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad follows the historic route of the Valley Railway, which began freight and passenger service between Cleveland and Canton in 1880. Today, you can travel the same path to experience the rich cultural history and . . . — — Map (db m44906) HM
On Boston Mills Road at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the right when traveling east on Boston Mills Road.
Boston’s economy boomed building canal boats. Later it shifted to making toy marbles and then paper. If you were standing here in the early 1900s, the photo below shows what you would have seen. Across the Cuyahoga River stood the Cleveland-Akron . . . — — Map (db m202378) HM
On Boston Mills Road at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the right when traveling west on Boston Mills Road.
Boston and its citizens experienced booms and busts. Entrepreneur Julius Edson built a business empire that included a sawmill, a gristmill, and major land parcels. By 1856 he also had gained a controlling interest in the 20-year-old Boston Land . . . — — Map (db m202374) HM
Near Boston Mills Road at Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, on the right when traveling east.
The Ohio & Erie Canalway celebrates the first 110 miles of a waterway that helped the nation grow.
Dug by hand from 1825 to 1832, the Ohio & Erie Canal was the first canal west of the Appalachian Mountains. It connected Lake Erie to the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m202381) HM
On Riverview Road, on the right when traveling north.
Efforts to preserve Cuyahoga Valley began in the 1920s with new county park systems around Cleveland and Akron. After World War II, major suburban development projects threatened the valley. Construction of interstate highways was followed by power . . . — — Map (db m202353) HM
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