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Used in the form of blocks to build the canal locks and in the form of wheels to grind grain at mills like the Cascade Mill. For many years the stone was quarried in the … more →

(Sagina procumbens) A tiny weed which grows abundantly on byrophyte-covered boulders just south of Lock 11.

(Carya cordiformis) One of the most common hickory trees, often seen along the Cuyahoga Valley. The nuts are so bitter, few animals eat them.

(Ursus Americanus) A large carnivorous mammal with dense black fur, weighing in at about three hundred pounds. These were both a danger and a food source to early inhabitants along the canal.

(Prunus serotina) Large trees located at the back of the John Pfeiffer lot. Black cherry was the preferred wood for fancy furniture in the early nineteenth century. It was also used as framing timber for … more →

(Robinia pseudoacacia) Found along the canal. The strong, heavy wood was used for fencing.