Brady Lake (Ohio)
This article is about the lake. For the village of the same name, see Brady Lake, Ohio.
| Brady Lake | |
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| Location | Portage County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°09′53″N 81°18′58″W / 41.16472°N 81.31611°WCoordinates: 41°09′53″N 81°18′58″W / 41.16472°N 81.31611°W |
| Type | kettle lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Settlements | Brady Lake |
Brady Lake is a natural lake located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is a kettle lake and has no tributaries or outlets. The majority of the lake lies within the boundaries of the village of Brady Lake, while the remainder is in Franklin Township.[1]
Name
Brady Lake gets its name from Captain Samuel Brady who hid in the lake in 1780 while fleeing a band of local American Indians.[2] Initially, the lake was referred to as "Brady's Lake" before eventually being shortened to the modern Brady Lake.[3]
Historical uses
Brady Lake was used during the operation of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal as a source of water along with nearby Pippen Lake, as the canal passed just to the south of the lake just east of present-day Kent, Ohio.[4] From 1900-1924 Brady Lake was used to harvest ice in for local ice boxes, with some ice being shipped as far as Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio.[5]
References
- ↑ "Brady Lake, Ohio". Google Maps. Google. 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ↑ Bolton, Brad (1999). "About Captain Samuel Brady". Kent Historical Society website. Kent Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ↑ Did Sam Brady Jump?
- ↑ Ehmann P&O
- ↑ Wardle, Michelle (2005). Images of America: Kent. Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3381-5.