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Overshot Wheel

Used to harness water power. A vertical water wheel the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets and is turned by water that shoots over the top, filling the buckets on the farther … more →

Pachysandra

(Pachysandra terminalis) An evergreen ground cover from Japan found in a neglected lawn SW of Hickory Street, NW of Maple and NE of the Cuyahoga Valley RR line. It was uncommon before l900.

Packet Boat

A boat for carrying passengers on the canal. Though some were trim, sleek vessels carrying 50-75 passengers others were merely freight boats with the cargoholds boarded up and windows cut in. Traveled 4mph or up … more →

Painter

(Felis concolor) A large quadruped of the cat family, tawny brown in color without spots. Found from British America to Patagonia but now practically extinct in eastern North America. Also called puma, panther and mountain … more →

Pawpaw

(Asinina trilby) A native small tree also called false banana because of the stubby, cylindrical fruits. Yellowish green, at first, they darken and are almost black when ripe. The flesh of the fruit is sweet … more →

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