Author Archives: Donna Webb

(Sagina procumbens) A tiny weed which grows abundantly on byrophyte-covered boulders just south of Lock 11.

Used in the form of blocks to build the canal locks and in the form of wheels to grind grain at mills like the Cascade Mill. For many years the stone was quarried in the … more →

The building located near the Innerbelt and Lock 10 was built in l926 and operated as a steam plant that provided heat for buildings in downtown Akron for many years. The site was originally occupied … more →

(Tilia americana ) Several large basswood trees are located northwest of the Wheeling and Lake Erie RR trestle. They are often called bee trees because the early summer blooms draw bees which produce especially delicious … more →

An enlargement of the canal channel that gave boats access to canal-side industries. The field just south of North Street probably was the site of a large canal basin where boats tied up to load … more →

Used to ship flour and cereal from Akron mills. By 1880 the more than 500,000 used annually were made by 125 coopers employed by five leading barrel factories. In l925 a barrel factory in Akron … more →