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Dublin Cemetery

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 →

Duck

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 →

E.P.A. Testing Station

A small brick building located in front of the Mustill House. It is used to monitor water levels in the canal. It is also equipped with automatic sampling apparatus to monitor pollution though for some … more →

Eastern Cottonwood

(Populous deltoides) A fast growing, water loving , small tree that grows along the canal and the Cuyahoga River. Cottonwood or aspen are the favorite food of beavers. Northeast Ohio had no beavers in the … more →

Ebony Spleenworts

(Asplenium platyneuron) A small patch grows in the crevices between the sandstone block of the old train trestle on the west side of Howard Street.

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