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The Schumacher Cascade Mills Site
A project brought to you by: Cascade Locks Park Association, The City of Akron, and MetroParks, Serving Summit County
Project Supporters -
Ohio & Erie Canal Association
City of Akron
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County
First Energy Foundation
The Akron Community Foundation
Akron Children's Hospital
Summa Health System
Akron General Medical Center
The Akron Garden Club (landscaping)
The Dominion Foundation
The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Fdn.
Northern Ohio Golf Charities
The Sisler McFawn Foundation
Huntington Bank
Akron Metropolitation Housing Authority
Oriana House
Lehner Family Foundation
GOJO Industries
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
The Welty Family Foundation
Roberta & Stan Marks Charitable Fdn.
FW Albrecht Foundation
Cohen Community Foundation
The Murdough Foundation
The Maynard Family Foundation
North Akron Savings Bank
Cascade Locks Park Association (CLPA)
Founded in 1989, our mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the industrial, commercial and cultural heritage of Locks 10 to 16 of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Cascade Locks Park links the City of Akron to the trails and greenways of the Cuyhoga Valley. Through our dedicated volunteer corps and partnerships with the City of Akron, MetroParks, Serving Summit County, the National Park Service and many others, we are able to acheive our goals. CLPA opeartes on donations from corporations, organizations and individuals to provide educational programs, events and other services to our visitors. CLPA served over 2,100 visitors through educational programs in 2009.
Outstanding Classic Country French
architecture, new constr w-superb quality thru-out in heart of HP. Walk to HP Village. Amenities include great flrpln, millwork, cabinetry, stonework, beamed ceilings, 2 wbfps & elevator. Outdr loggia w-wbfp & ss steel grill. Great rm, Gourmet kitchen, Library, Master w-vaulted ceilings, cvrd sitting balcony, climate controlled wine cellar, butlers pantry & 3-car garage.
The Historic Site
Although the canal brought traffic to the area, it took industry to fuel the burgeoning growth that eventually spurred Akron's development into the thriving city General Simon Perkins envisioned. Dr. Eliakim Crosby championed construction of a "mill race" alongside the canal to provide the water power needed for mills and foundries.
Akron's Own Oatmeal King
Cereal magnate Ferdinand Schumacher, an immigrant who came to America at age 28, located in Akron and set out to popularize the style of oatmeal he had enjoyed in his native Germany. His success was so great that newspapers dubbed him "The Oatmeal King." Later, his company merged with others to become Quaker Oats. And his mill, with its giant 35 foot diameter overshot water wheel, dominated the sky right across from the Mustill's store and residence.Plans
The mill site is located at the southwest corner of Howard and North Streets, north of Akron's Downtown District. The plans for the mill site have been developed over many months through the efforts of the Cascade Locks Park Association Planning Committee. The committee includes the project partners from Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, the City of Akron, the University of Akron, FirstEnergy and of course, CLPA.
The committee hired Akron Firm GPD Group to complete construction drawings for the site and held a public meeting to unveil our plans for the site. The plans were received extremely positively and construction drawings were completed soon after.
To provide visitors insight into the past, the footprint of Schumacher's mill will be outlined with sandstone. Floor signage will educate visitors on the processes that were in motion in each room. Within the footprint of the building there will be an area for children to make rubbings of historic images simply using paper and crayons. A wetland re-creation will highlight the historic location of the canal turning basin. Signage will give visitors insight into the location of the mill race that provided the hydraulics for the mill.
Akron's Urban Park
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