Author Archives: Donna Webb

A rectangular chamber 90 feet long by 15 feet wide of sandstone blocks and wooden floor in which a boat could change elevation. The lock operated like a hydraulic elevator that raised or lowered boats … more →

Enters Akron from Springfield township and flows westward roughly following route 76 to Kelly Avenue. At that point it turns and flows north and then west as it passes through downtown Akron. Continuing north and … more →

(Convallaria majalis) A sweet scented European bulb found in the neglected garden plot northwest of Mustill Store. It is a low perennial herb having two large oblong leaves and nodding bell-shaped white flowers. Bulbs like … more →

(Syringa vulgaris) A European shrub with oval leaves and large blossoms of pink-purple fragrant flowers. There are many species and horticultural varieties. Lilacs are found northwest of the Mustill Store. It was very popular in … more →

A bloodsucking worm of the genus Hirudinea. Common in the canal. Used for medicinal purposes. They were harvested by youths who swam in the canal allowing the leeches to attach to their bodies. The leeches … more →

1815-l905. Newspaper editor, mayor, sheriff and Akron’s first historian. In l892 he documented the first 50 years of Akron history, the heyday of the Ohio Canal.