Author Archives: Donna Webb

Presidential candidate traveled through Ohio by canal boat in l840 to stump for votes.

Canal slang for the female cook on a canal boat.

A popular lounge and gathering place located on Howard Street just north of the Matthew’s Hotel.

(Poa sp., Festuca sp., Panicum sp.) Green herbage affording pasturage, forage or hay , the vegetive condition of grain, and ornamental vegetation for lawns. Grasses are found throughout the park but especially in the area … more →

(Vitis sp) Woody vines that bear grapes. (Fox grapes, Frost Grapes Scuppernongs). Vikings called North America Vineland and the name still fits. Grapes grow from Canada to Mexico. In the l860’s grapevines were planted on … more →

(Alliarria officinalis) A very common plant in the park. Rounded leaves are soft and fuzzy with a faint scent of garlic.