Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Bedrock outcrops, such as this one, can be found throughout the park.

Location	Summit County & Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Nearest city	Akron
Area	32,947.07 acres (133.33 km²) 19,459.82 acres (78.75 km²) federal
Established	October 11, 2000
Visitors	2,468,816 (in 2006)
Governing body	National Park Service

Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. The 51-square-mile (130 km²) park is the only national park in Ohio.

Cuyahoga means "crooked river" in Mohawk.^[1]^[2]

1 Administrative history
2 Attractions
- 2.1 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
3 Visitor centers
4 Points of historic interest
- 4.1 National Register of Historic Places
5 References
- 5.1 General references
6 Further reading
7 External links

Administrative history

The valley began providing recreation for urban dwellers in the 1870s when people came from nearby cities for carriage rides or leisure boat trips along the canal. In 1880, the Valley Railroad became another way to escape urban industrial life. Actual park development began in the 1910s and 1920s with the establishment of Cleveland and Akron metropolitan park districts. In 1929 the estate of Cleveland businessman Hayward Kendall donated 430 acres (1.7 km²) around the Richie Ledges and a trust fund to the state of Ohio. Kendall's will stipulated that the "property should be perpetually used for park purposes". It became Virginia Kendall park, in honor of his mother. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built much of the park's infrastructure including what are now Happy Days Lodge and the shelters at Octagon, Ledges, and Kendall Lake.

Although regional parks safeguarded certain places, by the 1960s local citizens feared that urban sprawl would overwhelm the Cuyahoga Valley's natural beauty. Active citizens joined forces with state and national government staff to find a long term solution. Finally, on December 27, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the bill establishing the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. The area was redesignated a national park by Congress on October 11, 2000,^[3] with the passage of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, House Bill 4578, 106th congress.^[4] It is administered by the National Park Service. David Berger National Memorial in Beachwood, Ohio is also managed through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The Richfield Coliseum, a multipurpose arena in the Cuyahoga River area, was demolished in 1999 and the now-empty site became part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park upon its designation in 2000. It has since become a grassy meadow popular with birdwatchers.

Attractions

Many visitors spend their time hiking or bicycling the parks' many trails which visit its numerous attractions, including the crushed limestone along portions of the 20 miles (32.2 km) Towpath Trail, following a former stretch of the 308 miles (495.7 km) Ohio and Erie Canal.

Waterfalls, rolling hills, caves, winding river scenery attract many park visitors. Steep narrow ravines, a rolling floodplain, and lush farmland contrast one another throughout the park. Animal life is also plentiful. The Ledges provides a boulder-strewn cliff to relax and watch the sunset over the wooded scenery below. Sled-riding is popular during the winter at Happy Days Park.

The park offers an array of preserved and restored displays of 19th and early 20th century sustainable farming and pastoral or rural living, while catering to contemporary interests with art exhibits, outdoor concerts, and scenic excursion and special event railroad tours on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.^[5]

It includes compatible-use sites not owned by the federal government, including several local regional parks in the Cleveland Metroparks and Metro Parks, Serving Summit County systems, Blossom Music Center, and the Hale Farm & Village. In the mid 1980s, the park hosted the National Folk Festival.

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail

The multi-purpose Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath trail was developed by the National Park Service and is the major trail through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. From it visitors can make connections to many of the natural and historic sites in the park and to other trails that intersect it along the way.^[6] or through one of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park visitor centers.^[7]

History

The Towpath Trail follows the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal. Before the canal was built, Ohio was a sparsely settled wilderness where travel was difficult and getting crops to market was nearly impossible. The canal, built between 1825 and 1832, provided a successful transportation route from Cleveland, on Lake Erie, to Portsmouth, on the Ohio River. The canal opened up Ohio to the rest of the settled eastern United States.^[7]

There are numerous wayside exhibits that provide information about canal features and sites of historic interest.^[8] There is also a virtual tour.^[7]^[9]

Today visitors can walk or ride along the same path that the mules used to tow the canal boats loaded with goods and passengers. The scene is different than it was then; the canal was full of water carrying a steady flow of boats amongst the constant conversations of "canawlers." Evidence of beavers can be seen in many places along the trail.^[7]

Stanford House (Formerly Stanford Hostel)

Located in the scenic Cuyahoga Valley near Peninsula, Ohio, Stanford House is a historic 19th-century farm home built in the 1830s by George Stanford, one of the first settlers in the Western Reserve. In 1978, the NPS purchased the property to act as a youth hostel in conjunction with the American Youth Hostels (AYH) organization. In March 2011, Stanford Hostel became Stanford House, Cuyahoga Valley National Park's first in-park lodging facility. The home was renovated by the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the National Park Service.^[10]

Towpath trailheads

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Ohio and Erie Canal Tow Path Trailheads
Coordinates	Trailhead Map	Address
	Lock 39
	Canal Visitor Center	Canal Road & Hillside Road, Valley View, Ohio 44125, 1½ miles south of Rockside Road
	Frazee House	Canal Road, Valley View, Ohio, 3½ miles south of Rockside Road
^[11]	Station Road Bridge
	Red Lock
	Boston Store	Boston Mills Road, 1/10 of a mile east of Riverview Road
	Lock 29
	Hunt Farm Visitor Information Center	Bolanz Road, between Akron-Peninsula Road and Riverview Road
	Ira
	Indian Mound

Visitor centers

Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Visitor Centers
Visitor Center	Address	Description ^[12]
Canal	Canal Road & Hillside Road, Valley View, Ohio 44125, 1½ miles south of Rockside Road	Canal Visitor Center contains exhibits and a bookstore. Exhibits illustrate 12,000 years of history in the valley, including the history of the canal. The canal-era building once served canal boat passengers waiting to pass through Ohio & Erie Canal Lock 38. Canal lock demonstrations are conducted seasonally on weekends by National Park Service staff and by volunteers wearing period costumes. A 20-minute slide program about the park and three, 30-minute videos on canal history are shown on request.
Happy Days	State Route 303, 1 mile west of State Route 8, 2 miles east of the Village of Peninsula, Ohio	Happy Days was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938 and 1939 as a camp for urban children. The visitor center offers information and a variety of activities, including concerts, lectures, plays, and special events. A 20-minute slide program about the park is shown on request. Several hiking trails are located nearby.
Boston Store	Boston Mills Road, 1/10 of a mile east of Riverview Road	Boston Store was constructed in 1836 and has been used as a warehouse, store, post office, and gathering place. It is now a museum featuring exhibits relating to canal boat-building.
Hunt Farm	Bolanz Road, between Akron-Peninsula Road and Riverview Road	The Hunt Farm property is typical of the small family farms that dotted the Cuyahoga Valley in the late 19th century. Here you can get information about park activities and see exhibits about the area's agricultural history. Next to the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, it is an ideal starting point for a hike or a bicycle ride.
Frazee House	Canal Road, Valley View, Ohio, 3½ miles south of Rockside Road	The Frazee House was constructed in 1825 and 1826, during the same years the northern section of the Ohio & Erie Canal was dug. It is a fine example of a Western Reserve home and features exhibits relating to architectural styles, construction techniques, and the Frazee family.
Peninsula Depot	1630 West Mill Street, Village of Peninsula, Ohio 44264, north of State Route 303	The Peninsula Depot was originally located in the village of Boston, just north of Boston Mills Road. It was moved to Peninsula in the late 1960s. The building may be the only surviving combination station from the Valley Railway, which operated between Cleveland, Ohio and Tuscarawas County, Ohio in the late 19th century. Today the Peninsula Depot serves as an information and orientation center for people on foot, bike, and rail, and serves as a station for Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) excursions. Exhibits highlight the history and recreational opportunities of the area.

Points of historic interest

Location	Description
Canal Visitor Center - "Hell's Half Acre"	Exhibits related to human history in the valley and Ohio & Erie Canal history are available at Canal Visitor Center. The exhibits are housed in a renovated canal-era tavern that, for some time, had such a colorful reputation that it came to be called "Hell's Half Acre." Lock 38 is located in the front; lock demonstrations are offered by volunteers and staff in period costume every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday during the summer months. A lock model is located inside the visitor center. The ranger at the information desk will perform lock model demonstrations on request. An auditorium in the basement is used to show three different canal-related videos and one park orientation slide program. These programs will be run on request.^[13]
Ohio & Erie Canal Related Structures	The Ohio & Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832. It successfully provided Ohio with a transportation system that permitted residents to conduct trade with the world. While it stopped functioning after the great flood of 1913, remnants and ruins of canal-related structures can be seen alongside the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. Wayside exhibits explain the function of many of the structures visible from the trail. Our Towpath Trail Sites to Visit list may be useful in directing you to the points of greatest interest.^[14]^[15]
Frazee House	The Frazee House was under construction in 1825 when the canal was dug through its front yard. It's a great place to visit for information about Western Reserve architecture and construction techniques as well as some tidbits about the Frazee family.^[16]
Boston Store	This early canal-era building was owned by the Boston Land & Manufacturing Company. The Boston Store now houses numerous exhibits relating to canal boat building.^[17]	Everett Road Covered Bridge	The Everett Road Covered Bridge was constructed after a local resident was killed attempting to cross the swollen Furnace Run in 1877. It was destroyed by storm floodwaters in 1975 and reconstructed by the National Park Service in 1986. It is the only covered bridge in Summit County today. The bridge is located on Everett Road about 5/10 of a mile west of Riverview Road near Everett Village.^[18]
Brandywine Village	Brandywine Village was conceived and founded by George Wallace, who built a sawmill next to Brandywine Falls in 1814. He encouraged others to move to the area, including his brother-in-law, who built a grist mill on the opposite side of the falls. With inexpensive land available and the presence of mills to provide lumber, flour, and corn meal, the Village of Brandywine began to grow. Today only a couple of buildings remain from the village but historic photos and remnants of building foundations allow us to remember the Brandywine Village that once was.^[19]
Civilian Conservation Corps Structures	The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the construction of some of the most attractive buildings in the valley. Happy Days Visitor Center as well as the Ledges, Octagon, and Lake Shelters were built of wormy American Chestnut wood in the late 1930s. These structures can be found in the Virginia Kendall Unit of the park.^[20]^[21]
The George Stanford House	James Stanford moved to Boston Township immediately after surveying and naming it in 1806. He and with his wife Polly and son George were the first homesteaders in what is today Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). His son George built a stately Greek revival home in about 1830. That home, located at 6093 Stanford Road, now serves as the Cuyahoga Valley HI-Stanford Hostel.^[22]
National Register of Historic Places	This page contains a complete list of National Register of Historic Places locations within CVNP. Some of these locations are privately owned.^[23]
Hale Farm & Village	Hale Farm & Village is an outdoor living history museum that is just a few miles and 150 years away. Costumed "pioneer" interpreters describe life in the Western Reserve during the formative years of the United States of America. The village features 21 historic buildings to tour and many talented craftspeople. It is operated by the Western Reserve Historical Society. Craft demonstrations include glassblowing, candlemaking, broommaking, spinning & weaving, cheesemaking, blacksmithing, woodworking, sawmilling, hearth cooking, and pottery making. The farm also features oxen, sheep, cows, and gardens.^[24]

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National Register of Historic Places

Many of the listed homes are in private ownership.^[26]

Cuyahoga Valley National Park - National Register of Historic Places
#	Coordinates	Locale	Historic	Status	Address	Register Date
		Cuyahoga County and Summit County
1.		Agricultural Resources of Cuyahoga Valley	Multiple Property Document Form	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES		3/12/93
2.		Independence to Akron	Valley Railway Historic District		Cuyahoga Valley between Rockside Rd. at CVNP and Howard St. at Little Cuyahoga Valley.	5/17/85
3.		Recreation/Conservation Resources of Cuyahoga Valley	Multiple Property Document Form			1/10/97
		Cuyahoga County
4.		Bedford	Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Bridge	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Tinkers Creek	7/24/75
5.	^[27]	Brecksville	Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge - STATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Ohio State Route 82 and Cuyahoga River (also in Northfield, Summit County, Ohio) Best viewed from Station Road Bridge Trailhead on the Towpath Trail (Riverview Rd. just South of Ohio State Route 82)	1/6/86
6.		Brecksville	Burt,William House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	9525 Brecksville Road	3/7/79
7.		Brecksville	Rich, Charles B., House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	9367 Brecksville Rd.	2/22/79
8.		Brecksville	Brecksville Trailside Museum - (CLEVELAND METROPARKS NATURE CENTER)		Chippewa Creek Drive off Ohio State Route 82	9?/92
9.		Brecksville vicinity	Coonrad, Jonas, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	10340 Riverview Road	7/24/79
10.		Brecksville vicinity	Vaughn Site (33CU65) Address Restricted	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES		11/12/87
11.		Brecksville vicinity	Vaughn, Richard Farm	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	9570 Riverview Road	3/12/93
12.		Independence	Packard-Doubler House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	7634 Riverview Road	3/9/79
13.		Independence vicinity	South Park Site	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	Address Restricted	6/22/76
14.		Independence vicinity	Terra Vista Archeological District	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	Address Restricted	5/23/78
15.		Independence to Akron Valley Railway Historic District	Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR SCENIC TRAIN RIDES	Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area Between Rockside Rd. and Howard St. at Little Cuyahoga Valley	5/17/85
16.		Valley View	Frazee, Stephen House	CVNP VISITOR CENTER WITH LIMITED OPEN HOURS	7733 Canal Road	5/4/76
17.		Valley View	Gleason, Edmund House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	7243 Canal Rd.	12/18/79
18.		Valley View	Gleason Farm - Boundary Increase	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	7243 Canal Rd.,	3/12/93
19.		Valley View	Knapp, William, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	7101 Canal Road	3/19/79
20.		Valley View	Lock No. 37 and Spillway Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Fitzwater Road	12/11/79
21.		Valley View	Lock No. 38 and Spillway Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Hillside Road	12/11/79
22.		Valley View	Lock No. 39 and Spillway Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Canal Road	12/11/79
23.		Valley View	Inn at Lock 38 a.k.a. Canal Visitor Center - CVNP VISITOR CENTER	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	a.k.a. Hell's Half Acre Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 7104 Canal Road	12/11/79
24.	^[28]	Valley View	Tinkers Creek Aqueduct Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Tinkers Creek	12/11/79
25.		Valley View	Ulyatt, Abraham, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	6579 Canal Road	2/27/79
26.		Valley View	Wilson Feed Mill	OPEN TO PUBLIC AS A FEED AND GRAIN STORE	Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, 7604 Canal Road	12/17/79
27.		Valley View Village	Ohio and Erie Canal	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE TOWPATH TRAIL	Ohio State Route 631	11/13/65 NHL 11/13/66
		Summit County
28.		Akron Vicinity	Barker Village Site	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	Address Restricted	04/19/78
29.		Bath	Hale, Jonathan Homestead - HALE FARM & VILLAGE	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	2686 Oak Hill Road	4/23/73
30.		Boston	Boston Land and Manufacturing Company Store a.k.a. Boston Store	CVNP VISITOR CENTER WITH LIMITED OPEN HOURS	Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Boston Mills Rd	12/11/79
31.		Boston	Lock No. 32 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	800 ft (240 m). N of Boston Mills Road	12/11/79
32.		Boston	Boston Mills Historic District	MOST BUILDINGS ARE PRIVATE WITH NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	Boston Mills Rd., Stanford Rd. & Main Street	11/9/92
33.		Boston vicinity	Lock No. 33 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	1 mi (1.6 km). S. of Highland Road	12/11/79
34.		Botzum	Botzum Farm	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES		11/01/96 - Determination of Eligibility
35.		Cuyahoga Falls	Hunt/Wilke Farm a.k.a. Hunt Farm Visitor Information Center	CVNP VISITOR CENTER WITH LIMITED OPEN HOURS	Agricultural Resources of Cuyahoga Valley MPD, 2049 Bolanz Road	3/12/93
36.		Brecksville vicinity	Jaite Mill Historic District - CVNP HEADQUARTERS	NO VISITOR FACILITIES	SE of Brecksville at Riverview and Vaughn roads	5/21/79
37.	^[11]	Brecksville vicinity	Station Road Bridge	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	East of Brecksville at Cuyahoga River	3/7/79
38.		Everett	Lock No. 27 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Approx. 400 ft (120 m). E of intersection of Riverview and Everett roads	3/12/93
39.		Everett vicinity	Everett Knoll Complex Prehistoric District	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	Address Restricted	5/25/77
40.		Everett vicinity	Furnace Run Aqueduct Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Furnace Run	12/11/79
41.		Everett	Everett Historic District	VILLAGE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - SOME BUILDINGS ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES - NPS BUILDINGS HAVE NO VISITOR FACILITIES	Everett and Riverview roads	1/14/94
42.		Ira	Lock No. 26 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	3.3 mi (5.3 km). N of Ira Road	12/11/79
43.		Northfield Center vicinity	Wallace Farm	OPEN TO PATRONS OF THE BED & BREAKFAST ONLY (Inn at Brandywine Falls)	8230 Brandywine Rd.	6/27/85
44.		Peninsula	Everett Road Covered Bridge	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	SW of Peninsula on Everett Rd. over Furnace Creek	5/23/73 Demolished/Destroyed/Rebuilt
45.		Peninsula	Lock No. 28 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park	12/11/79
46.		Peninsula	Lock No. 29 and Aqueduct Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	off Ohio State Route 303	12/11/79
47.		Peninsula	Lock No. 30 and Feeder Dam Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Off Ohio State Route 303	12/11/79
48.		Peninsula	Lock No. 31 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	200 ft (61 m). E. of Cuyahoga River and approx. 0.5 mi (0.80 km). S of Ohio Turnpike	12/11/79
49.		Peninsula	Peninsula Village Historic District	MOST BUILDINGS ARE PRIVATE - SOME ARE RETAIL STORES	Both sides of Ohio State Route 303	8/23/74
50.		Peninsula	Fox House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	1664 West Main Street	Part I Certification (contributes to the significance of the above-named district and is a certified historic structure for purposes of rehabilitation) 2/13/87, MARO
51.		Peninsula	Tilden, Daniel, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	2325 Stine Rd.	6/20/85
52.		Peninsula	Welton, Allen, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	2485 Major Rd.	5/07/79
53.		Peninsula vicinity	Brown, Jim, House	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	S. of Peninsula at 3491 Akron Peninsula Rd.	3/2/79
54.		Peninsula vicinity	Brown/ Bender Farm, Boundary Increase	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	3491 Akron Peninsula Rd.	3/12/93
55.		Peninsula vicinity	Cranz, Edward Farm	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	2780 Oak Hill Drive	3/12/93
56.		Peninsula vicinity	Cranz, William and Eugene Farm	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	2401 Ira Road	3/12/93
57.		Peninsula vicinity	Stanford, George, Farm - (AYH Youth Hostel)		6093 Stanford Rd.	2/17/82
58.		Peninsula vicinity	Stumpy Basin Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	200 ft (61 m). E of Cuyahoga River and approx. 0.5 mi (0.80 km) S of Ohio Turnpike	12/11/79
59.		Peninsula vicinity	Duffy, Michael Farm	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	4965 Quick Road	3/12/93
60.		Peninsula vicinity	Virginia Kendall Historic District	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - SHELTER, RESTROOMS, WINTER SPORTS CENTER	Truxell Road	1/10/97
61.		Peninsula vicinity	Camp Manatoc Concord Lodge and Adirondacks Historic District	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	Truxell Road	1/10/97
62.		Peninsula vicinity	Butler, H. Karl Memorial	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	Truxell Road	1/10/97
63.		Peninsula vicinity	Camp Manatoc Dining Hall	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	Truxell Road	1/10/97
64.		Peninsula vicinity	Camp Manatoc Foresters Lodge and Kit Carson/Dan Boone Cabins	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	Historic District, Truxell Road	1/10/97
65.		Peninsula vicinity	Camp Manatoc Legion Lodge	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES - PRIVATE PROPERTY	Truxell Road	1/10/97
66.		Peninsula vicinity	Jyrovat Farmstead	NO PUBLIC FACILITIES	696 W. Streetsboro Road	5/25/95
67.		Sagamore Hills	Lock No. 34 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Highland Rd.	12/17/79
68.		Sagamore Hills	Lock No. 35 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC	Off Ohio State Route 82	12/11/79

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document "http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuva/planavisit/todo/recreation/ohioerie.htm".

General references

External links

Official site: Cuyahoga Valley National National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park travel guide from Wikitravel

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National Register of Historic Places in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

National Historic Landmark District	Ohio and Erie Canal

Other historic districts	Botzum Farm Camp Manatoc Foresters Lodge and Kit Carson-Dan Boone Cabins Historic District Edward Cranz Farm William and Eugene Cranz Farm Michael Duffy Farm Everett Historic District Everett Knoll Complex Jaite Mill Historic District Virginia Kendall State Park Historic District Peninsula Village Historic District Terra Vista Archeological District Valley Railway Historic District

National Register properties	Barker Village Site Jim Brown House] Jim Brown Tavern William Burt House H. Karl Butler Memorial Camp Manatoc Concord Lodge and Adirondacks Historic District Camp Manatoc Dining Hall Camp Manatoc Legion Lodge Albert Cofta Farmstead Jonas Coonrad House Fort Island Works Stephen Frazee House Furnace Run Aqueduct Edmund Gleason Farm Hunt-Wilke Farm William Knapp House Lock No. 26 Lock No. 27 Lock No. 28 Lock No. 29 and Aqueduct Lock No. 30 and Feeder Dam Lock No. 31 Lock No. 32 Lock No. 33 Lock No. 34 Lock No. 35 Lock No. 37 and Spillway Lock No. 38 and Spillway Lock No. 39 and Spillway Lock Tender's House and Inn Lutz-Martin Farm Ohio and Erie Canal Deep Lock Packard-Doubler House Nathaniel Point Farm Charles B. Rich House Russ and Holland Snow Houses South Park Site George Stanford Farm Station Road Bridge Stebbens Farm Stumpy Basin Daniel Tilden House Tinkers Creek Aqueduct Abraham Ulyatt House Richard Vaughn Farm Wallace Farm Allen Welton House Wilson Feed Mill

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cuyahoga Valley National Park