Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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Photos by Himmelein Cleveland MetroPark 25

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Metropolitan Park The Emerald Neckface In 1919, the first land was purchased for what was to tecome the 18,116 acre Cleveland Metropark System. The ystem was created in 1917 under the authority of Chapter 545 of the Revised Code of Ohio. as a conservation gency. The natural, wooded land of the eleven Metro- rarks possess unique scenic, historic and geological fea- Jres. On December 27. 1974 a bill was signed by former 'resident Ford and unanimously adopted by the House nd Senate of the United States establishing the Cuyah- ga Valley National Recreation Area for the purpose of reserving and protecting for public use and enjoyment 1e historic. scenie. natural and recreational values nd of providing for the maintenance of needed recrea- onal open space necessary to the urban environment. Hale's Farm with its Western Reserve Village; Blossom Iusic Center; two privately owned ski centers and a golf curse are a few of the many recreation choices located rithin the Metropolitan Park District. Brenda Hensley 24 Cleveland MelroPark

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