Image: STUMPY BASIN, A BOTANICAL AREA NORTH OF PENINSULA, OHIO, NEAR CLEVELAND, THAT IS OWNED BY KENT STATE UNIVERSITY.... - NARA - 558088
Size of this preview: 405 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 162 × 240 pixels | 2,025 × 3,000 pixels.
Original image (2,025 × 3,000 pixels, file size: 1.08 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Title: STUMPY BASIN, A BOTANICAL AREA NORTH OF PENINSULA, OHIO, NEAR CLEVELAND, THAT IS OWNED BY KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. CATTAILS ARE SEEN IN THIS MARSHY AREA THAT ONCE WAS THE TURNAROUND FOR BOATS PLYING THE OHIO-ERIE CANAL. THE CANAL WAS HEAVILY USED FOR COMMERCE BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEMS FROM 1833 TO 1913 WHEN A FLOOD AND THE RAILROADS PUT THE WATERWAY OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS NOW A PART OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Frank J. (Frank John) Aleksandrowicz, 1921-, Photographer (NARA record: 8452210)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
