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
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
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 m164892) HM
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 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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 m43508) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 0. Hale. Jonathan Hale arrived in Township 3 Range 12 in 1810. . . . — — Map (db m134606) HM
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
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 m44908) HM
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
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
Boston, the oldest village in Summit County, was first settled by surveyor James Stanford in 1806. The village's first mill was built in 1821, and the Ohio & Erie Canal's arrival in 1827 expanded opportunities for commerce and industry. Many boat . . . — — Map (db m44927) HM
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
The Boston Land & Manufacturing Company store, built in 1836, displays a high level of craftsmanship. The fan-shaped lunette above the store front shows the influence of Federal-style architecture. The building's unusual trapezoidal shape results . . . — — Map (db m44922) HM
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
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
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
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
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
The presence of industry changed the physical appearance and social composition of the Cuyahoga Valley. In the early years of the 20th century, both the Cleveland Akron Bag Company and the Jaite Paper Mill built new structures that impacted the . . . — — Map (db m44894) HM
The Ohio & Erie Canal was among the most successful canals during the periods when canals contributed to our nation's growth. In 1827 the canal opened from Cleveland through the Cuyahoga Valley to Akron. When completed in 1832 it stretched 308 . . . — — Map (db m44929) HM
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
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
When the Valley Railroad opened in 1880, the industrial cities of Cleveland and Akron became a short train-ride away. This new transportation allowed industries to locate in the countryside, where there was room to build sprawling factories. . . . — — Map (db m202358) HM
The first steam engine chugged its way down the new Valley Railway in 1880, beginning an era of progress for the Cuyahoga Valley. Regional industrial growth boosted demand for coal and other raw materials. The railway connected mineral fields in the . . . — — Map (db m202350) HM
While the Valley Railway, the precursor to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, was founded primarily as a conduit for freight and passengers moving among Cleveland, Akron, and Canton, it also became integral to the success of two factories within the . . . — — Map (db m44858) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m202382) HM
After the Ohio & Erie Canal opened, a tavern and store sprung up south of here to serve boat crews. By the mid-1800s, 40 to 50 boats were passing through nearly every day. The community expanded. A rival store, hotel, blacksmith shop, warehouse, and . . . — — Map (db m203429) HM
Most valley families pieced together a living, earning income in different ways. In the mid to late 1800s the Botzums were the most prosperous family in the area. John August Botzum owned a canal boat, sawmill, general store, and farm. He and his . . . — — Map (db m203428) HM
In honor of the men and women of Copley Township who served in the armed forces and in memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our country — — Map (db m202421) WM
I am the star spangled banner conceived in 1777
out of the love America bore for liberty and honor
I am the memorial of countless heroes who shed
their blood to preserve this sacred heritage
I have inspired generations of gallant men . . . — — Map (db m202420) WM
In honor of the men and women of Summit County who served in the armed forces and in memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our country — — Map (db m202422) WM
The land on which Coventry Township is situated was ceded in 1785 to
the United States by the Delaware, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Wyandot
tribes under the Treaty of Fort McIntosh. The area was a choice
location for Native Americans, settlers, and fur . . . — — Map (db m142749) HM
For thousands of years, Native Americans followed a north-south trade route through here. The Cuyahoga River allowed travel by canoe to an eight-mile portage trail to the south-flowing Tuscarawas River, which eventually led to the Ohio River. . . . — — Map (db m183610) HM
In 1879, local hardware store owners L.W. Loomis and H.E. Parks established a summer resort at Front Street and Prospect Avenue. The High Bridge Glens and Caves park spanned both sides of the Cuyahoga River and featured a dance and dining pavilion, . . . — — Map (db m142837) HM
The property was first recorded in 1892, the building was built in 1912 as a store front by Archie B. Syme Construction. (The Syme name is still visible above the front entrance canopy) Early recordings indicate the address as 214 South Front . . . — — Map (db m144125) HM
The years following World War II brought suburban
growth to the edge of the Cuyahoga Valley, and by 1960
development threatened the valley's pastoral character.
The valley needed a champion, and John F. Seiberling
stepped to the . . . — — Map (db m166147) HM
The law that established Cuyahoga Valley National Park in 1974 did so in name only. The hard work of building the park remained ahead. Over the next 34 years, Congressman Ralph Regula championed the park in the House of Representatives. He helped . . . — — Map (db m166180) HM
The reconstructed Everett Covered Bridge stands as a
reminder of a common 19th-century Ohio scene. While its
original date of construction is uncertain, it is patterned on
the 1869 Smith Truss design. In the 19th century, Ohio led
the nation . . . — — Map (db m166145) HM
Congressman Ralph Regula valued Cuyahoga Valley
National Park because it provided open space for outdoor
recreation. He supported the park as a place that could be
visited more affordably and frequently than remote western
national parks, and . . . — — Map (db m166152) HM
"We will never see the land as our ancestors did.
But we can understand what made it beautiful
and why they lived and died to preserve it. And in
preserving it for future generations, we will
preserve something of ourselves… There is no
more . . . — — Map (db m166148) HM
John F. Seiberling put the democratic process to work
for the park, mustering support at all levels from
citizenry to government. In the 1960s, he encouraged
park studies, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
involvement, and citizen . . . — — Map (db m166149) HM
"…we could be the architects in preserving this
heritage for future generations, it goes far beyond
today in terms of the potential."
-Congressman Regula in 1974 hearing for the
establishment of Cuyahoga Valley National . . . — — Map (db m166151) HM
The Ghent Woolen Mill was one of at least thirteen mills built in the Yellow Creek Valley to take advantage of the water power available in the creek’s 400-foot fall across Bath Township. Erected by Messrs. Allen and Bloom in 1832, it was a . . . — — Map (db m134611) HM
Hudson, Ohio. Boyhood home of John Brown (1800-1859.) Abolitionist John Brown came to Hudson as a boy in 1805 and lived here until 1826. A frequent visitor to Hudson in the ensuing years, Brown attended services at the Free Congregational Church, . . . — — Map (db m158469) HM
On this site, the first meetinghouse owned by the Hudson Congregational Church was dedicated March 1, 1820, twenty-one years after David Hudson first came to the Hudson area. Its members met here until they completed their sanctuary on Aurora Street . . . — — Map (db m36192) HM
Near this spot
stood the first log house
in Summit County,
built by David Hudson
of Goshen, Connecticut, in 1799.
It was the birthplace,
October 28, 1800, of the first
white child in this county
Anner Maria Hudson.
Erected . . . — — Map (db m41268) HM
On this site stood a log schoolhouse built in 1801, the first in Summit County. It was used as a meeting-place by the Hudson Congregational Church formed by David Hudson, its lifetime Deacon, and organized September 4, 1802, by Rev. Joseph Badger. . . . — — Map (db m36193) HM
On this site in 1882, Gustave H. Grimm (1850-1914), a German immigrant tinsmith, established the G.H. Grimm Manufacturing Company. His device, the Champion Evaporator, revolutionized maple syrup production with the use of a corrugated pan which . . . — — Map (db m29261) HM
Hudson had a long tradition of being an anti-slavery town. By 1826, records show that the town's founder, David Hudson, was hiding runaway slaves at his home. Early settler Owen Brown and his family helped organize the Underground Railroad in . . . — — Map (db m189296) HM
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