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2016 Map of Peninsula

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Peninsula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

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The Cuyahoga River carves a deep valley through this portion of Summit County, anchoring the extensive Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The landscape is defined by the sharp relief of the Boston Ledges and Ritchie Ledges, where numerous small tributaries like Furnace Run and Haskell Run descend toward the main river channel. This area preserves a legacy of 19th-century infrastructure, notably at the settlement of Everett, which features the Everett Road Bridge and the Everett Furnace Run Aqueduct.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground flanking the valley, from the northern village of Peninsula to the southern urban edges of Akron and Cuyahoga Falls. Local genealogy is well-documented through several burial grounds, including Cedar Grove Cem, Ira Cem, and the Northampton Center Cem. The presence of Indigo Lake and Virginia Kendall Park Lake highlights the region's transition from an industrial and transport corridor into a major recreational and conservation landscape.