Author Archives: Donna Webb

Any of various swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characterized by having the neck and legs short and the sexes almost always differing from each other in plumage. They are smaller than swans or geese. … more →

Located on the bluff north of Furnace Street between Main and High, the cemetery was used between l832 and l838 by Irish families who came to Akron when the Canal was built. Many people were … more →

The neighborhood north of Market Street and west of Main Street was called Dublin after the many Irish who came here to work on the canal.

A dock from which the water can be drained, used for building and repairing boats.

A large mammal of the family Cervidae in which the male grows a rack of antlers each year. Native to the Akron area since the withdrawal of the ice age; white-tailed deer were hunted in … more →

(Solanum dulcamara) A weak, vinelike plant found in the park. It has 5 swept-back violet petals with protruding beak-like yellow anthers. The leaves have 2 small lobes at the base. The fruit forms in drooping … more →