Author Archives: Donna Webb

An Akron pioneer who built the mill race from a diversion dam on the Little Cuyahoga River near East Market Street to downtown Akron. The energy released by the falling water turned the wheel of … more →

(Salix fragilis) A European tree that escaped from yards. Willows love growing near water and are therefore found along the canal and the Cuyahoga River.

(Malus ioensis) A wild form of the common apple with small, sour fruit Found behind the Mustill Store. Used for cider and jelly by early inhabitants along the canal and eaten by deer, raccoons and … more →

Wood cut in 4 foot lengths from along the canal. Chopped during the winter months, it was hauled and piled along the sides of the canal and boated to Cleveland during the summer and fall.

A ridge separating rivers that flow to opposite sides of a continent. The continental divide separating the rivers draining into Lake Erie from those draining into the Ohio River runs through Summit Lake, just to … more →

The local source of coal was Coal Hill, located in the west end of Tallmadge Township. This coal not only fueled Akron’s steam-driven industries beginning in the l850’s but large amounts went by canal through … more →