Description: These three photographs document Cascade Park in Elyria, Ohio, in Loraine County. Two waterfalls plunge nearly forty feet along the Black River, and dozens of caves and smaller waterfalls line the Black River gorge. Cascade Park includes picnic areas, a playground, and hiking trails. The park features waterfalls, the Black River, geological features, waterfalls, and forests. The land that now composes Cascade Park was once inhabited by ancient American Indian groups, highlighted by a fortress along the Black River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3097_3735508_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Recreation; Waterfalls
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Sightseeing boat, Maid of the Mist, and passengers on the Niagara River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08507
Subjects: Other--Non Ohio; Boats and boating; Waterfalls
Places: Niagara River (New York)
 

Description: Six adults and a child sitting on a rock in a stream with baskets that appear to be a picnic. There is a small waterfall behind the group. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08509
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Rocks; Waterfalls
 

Description: Photograph showing the Upper Falls at the Old Man's Cave section Hocking Hills State Park, photographed by Bill Foreman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and included in the Columbus Free Press Collection. Old Man's Cave was named for Richard Rowe, a hermit who moved to the Ohio Valley in 1796 and lived in the cave. Early settlers named the site Cedar Falls, mistaking the hemlock trees that surround the falls for cedars. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. In 1972, the park added a dining lodge and cabins. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of blackhand sandstone, including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F12_01
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; State parks & reserves; Natural features; Geology -- Ohio; Waterfalls;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back reads: "Landscape, Man photographing rock ledges, Conkle's Hollow, Hocking State Park (Ohio), Credit: J.O. Lord." Photograph showing a tiered cascade waterfall located in Conkle’s Hollow at the Hocking Hills State Park in Hocking County, Ohio. The trail was named for W.J. Conkle, who left his name carved in the sandstone on one wall of the gorge. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. In 1972, the park added a dining lodge and cabins. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of Blackhand sandstone, including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_011_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Geology; Natural features; Outdoor recreation; Waterfalls
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows Cedar Falls at Hocking Hills State Park in Hocking County, Ohio. Cedar Falls is best known for its fanned waterfall and hemlock-lined trail. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. In 1972, the park added a dining lodge and cabins. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of Blackhand sandstone, including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Landscape, Rocky Falls, Cedar Falls, Hocking State Park (Ohio), Credit: J.O. Lord." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_012_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Waterfalls; Outdoor recreation; Geology; Natural features
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows Cedar Falls at Hocking Hills State Park in Hocking County, Ohio. Cedar Falls is best known for its fanned waterfall and hemlock-lined trail. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. In 1972, the park added a dining lodge and cabins. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of Blackhand sandstone, including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_014_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Waterfalls; Outdoor recreation; Geology; Natural features
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940-1949, this photograph shows the natural waterfall around which the town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has grown. The Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development Collection contains photographs of prominent features across the state of Ohio, such as public buildings, college campuses, and natural features. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00331
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Waterfalls
Places: Chagrin Falls (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back reads: April 22, 1938 Federal Writers' Project 902 Municipal Bldg Akron, Ohio Winter Scene in the Cuyahoga River Gorge Reservation, in the Akron Metropolitan Park District. Located in Cuyahoga Falls, near old Marathon Rubber Plant, adjacent to State Route 5, Summit County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F10_006_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration in Ohio--natural resources--winter--waterfalls
Places: Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the breakdown of the old Ohio and Erie Canal after a flood. The breakdown occurred two blocks below Market Street in Waverly, Ohio. It is the aquaduct whick collapsed during the 1913 flood. The view is looking southeast at the towpath bridge which remains standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_016_001
Subjects: Canals; Aqueducts; Waterfalls; Bridges--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this portrait, a young man sits on a large rock with his dog, holding a muzzle-loading double-barreled shotgun in front of a frozen waterfall. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06358
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Waterfalls; Portrait photography--United States--History; Dogs; Firearms
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph was produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. This photo’s original caption identifies the location as "Chagrin River falls and rapids (Looking east from Main Street). District #4, Cleveland, Ohio." However, the image appears to show the Rocky River Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks system. The Rocky River runs through Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina and Lorain Counties. In the distance can be seen the shale cliffs which rise above the riverbed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06404
Subjects: Waterfalls; United States. Work Progress Administration; Rivers--Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)