In the 1880s this farm, like most in the area, produced vegetables, meat, grain and dairy products for home use and sold or traded the excess. Improvements in farm machinery made agriculture more economical and efficient. This provided cash to . . . — — Map (db m250197) HM
A thriving and active community surrounded this farm. Local residents participated in events at schools and churches and joined civic organizations such as the Grange, Masons and Oddfellows. For entertainment, families gathered at pie suppers, . . . — — Map (db m250196) HM
A living historical farm shows rural life in the past. At Slate Run Farm, we use period tools and equipment to demonstrate typical daily and seasonal activities of a family farm. Even the livestock, vegetables and crops are types common to Ohio in . . . — — Map (db m250195) HM
Metro Parks developed a living historical farm to preserve Central Ohio's agricultural heritage and to explore the relationships of humans with the land. Visitors can observe and participate in activities typical of an 1880s farm. Slate Run Living . . . — — Map (db m250194) HM
United States of America Department of the Air Force MCMXLVII
United States of America Department of the Army This We'll Defend 1775
United States Coast Guard Semper Paratus 1790
United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy Semper Fidelis . . . — — Map (db m250097) WM
Slate Run Events
1805 Jacob Knepper and his family acquire this land from the federal government. The land is primarily virgin forest that must be cleared for farming.
1852 The Kneppers sell the farm to Isaac Fridley.
1856 The Fridleys . . . — — Map (db m250199) HM
The sandstone used in this sign was quarried locally in the 1850's. This stone was recovered from the Stir family farm barn on State Route 674. The sandstone is part of the Cuyahoga Formation and was formed during the Mississippian Period, up to 320 . . . — — Map (db m250098) HM
Participants in a workshop sponsored by Metro Parks and the Timber Framers Guild built and erected this building. The Guild is dedicated to educating the public about the preservation and use of the centuries- old construction system utilizing large . . . — — Map (db m250198) HM
In Honor of All Veterans
To all that have served, are serving and
who will serve to keep our country free.
[Armed Services emblems] — — Map (db m316022) WM
