Browse Exhibits (5 total)
Hope Memorial Bridge
The Lorain-Carnegie Bridge is an Art Deco truss bridge, it was built in 1932 at the cost of 4.75 million dollars. It was renovated in 1983 and was renamed the Hope Memorial Bridge after the family of Bob Hope, who were Cleveland stonemasons. On October 8, 1976, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Hope Memorial Bridge
The Lorain-Carnegie Bridge is an Art Deco truss bridge, it was built in 1932 at the cost of 4.75 million dollars. It was renovated in 1983 and was renamed the Hope Memorial Bridge after the family of Bob Hope, who were Cleveland stonemasons. On October 8, 1976, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Cuyahoga River
This exhibit will develop three important parts of the Cuyahoga River: the early years, the industrial boom years, and the clean-up.
The Cuyahoga River
This exhibit will develop three important parts of the Cuyahoga River: the early years, the industrial boom years, and the clean-up.
Commercial Travel on the Cuyahoga: Past and Present
The purpose of this exhibit is to pose questions for students and to provide answers about how humans interacted with their environment to provide commercial transportation on the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Cuyahoga River, and Lake Erie.
The exhibit will discuss how geographic and environmental factors influenced human interaction on the river in two eras -- the early 19th century and the late 20th century.
The exhibit will also create connections between Great Lakes transportation and folk music.
Commercial Travel on the Cuyahoga: Past and Present
The purpose of this exhibit is to pose questions for students and to provide answers about how humans interacted with their environment to provide commercial transportation on the Ohio and Erie Canal, the Cuyahoga River, and Lake Erie.
The exhibit will discuss how geographic and environmental factors influenced human interaction on the river in two eras -- the early 19th century and the late 20th century.
The exhibit will also create connections between Great Lakes transportation and folk music.
Burning River
This exhibit examines the Cuyahoga River Fires. Cleveland's reputation was severely damaged as the result of June 22, 1969 fire. This fire would draw national attention about the pollution of Lake Erie and rivers and streams that feed it Rivers were not uncommon thing catching fire in United States during the 20th Century. The downfall of American environment would lead to the creation of EPA Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water Act of 1972.
The Cuyahoga River: Flowing Through Time
A Chronological History of the Cuyahoga River as it applies to economic, social, and political characteristics.
Man continually shapes and reshapes the environment in which we live. The Cuyahoga River basin is no different. The river has provided water resources and a waterway that man has used and manipulated to suit his needs over time. As you proceed through the exhibit, think about how you might answer the following questions:
1. How has the river changed over time?
2. How have different generations of people used the river?
3. Why has the river been instrumental in the development of Cleveland as a major city in the United States?
The Cuyahoga River: Flowing Through Time
A Chronological History of the Cuyahoga River as it applies to economic, social, and political characteristics.
Man continually shapes and reshapes the environment in which we live. The Cuyahoga River basin is no different. The river has provided water resources and a waterway that man has used and manipulated to suit his needs over time. As you proceed through the exhibit, think about how you might answer the following questions:
1. How has the river changed over time?
2. How have different generations of people used the river?
3. Why has the river been instrumental in the development of Cleveland as a major city in the United States?