Cuyahoga Falls was founded
in 1812 by William Wetmore to develop land owned by Judge Joshua Stow of Middletown,
Connecticut.
It was originally named Manchester and later changed, at the request of the Ohio
Postmaster General, to its present name.
The Cuyahoga River runs both south and north through the City and the Cuyahoga
"Falls", which extend for about 2 miles, fall farther than Niagara Falls.
The river was an early source of power for mills and manufacturing, and by 1840
Cuyahoga Falls had a wider variety of manufacturing than any other Ohio settlement.
Due to the rough water, Native Americans who used the river to travel from the
Great Lakes to the Mississippi left the river at the Falls and used what is now
Portage Trail to continue their journey south. |
Today, the river is a source
of beauty and recreation.
In the place of the old Vaughn Machinery plant now stands the Cuyahoga Falls Sheraton
Suites Hotel, with its Riverfront restaurant offering an unparalleled view of
the Cuyahoga "Falls". Waterworks Park, home of the City's Family Aquatics
Center, offers hiking, picnicking and biking along the River, and the 6,000 acres
in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area provide year-round outdoor opportunities
for the people of Cuyahoga Falls and Northeast Ohio.
Cuyahoga Falls enjoys a diversity of manufacturing and industrial uses of all
sizes, and is in the process of developing almost 1,000 acres of industrial parks.
Residential development, while most strongly focused on single family residential,
similarly offers a wide variety of housing options for people of all ages and
family sizes.
ZIP codes for Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221, 44223, 44224. |
