Early Akron's Industrial Valley: A History of the Cascade Locks

by Jack Gieck

In this study of Akron's Cascade Locks, canal historian Jack Gieck examines the story of this remarkable lock system, including a look at early-nineteenth-century entrepreneurs who exploited the precipitous terrain to found one of the first industrial centers in the American Midwest. A steep staircase of sixteen locks was required to raise canal boats 149 feet in a single mile in order to reach the Akron Summit. Early Akron's Industrial Valley is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087338928X
• ISBN13: 9780873389280
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"