Category Archives: Uncategorized

The offspring of a mare and a male donkey. Along with the jenny (the offspring of a stallion and a she-ass) it was the preferred form of power for boats on the Ohio Canal. They … more →

(Onddatra, syn. Fiber, zibethicus) An aquatic rodent. It reaches a length of two feet with webbed hind feet and long scaly tail. Muskrats tunneled into the canal banks beneath the water, and constructed small chambers … more →

Built in the l850’s, at Lock 15, operated for years by Fred Mustill, selling groceries to the neighborhood and to people traveling on the Ohio Canal.

Also called common trailing periwinkle (Vinca minor) Dark green ground cover with periwinkle blue flowers in the spring. Found around trees and near Lock 15 in front of the Mustill Store.

The first nail factory in Ohio opened in l8l8 in Akron. The iron nails, partly made by hand, sold for 25 cents per pound.

A genus of American and Asiatic herbs or shrubs, family Solanaceae, having sticky foliage and tubular flowers. A sweet smelling annual flower that blooms and releases its scent late in the afternoon and evening.