Without the cuyahoga, cleveland and akron would not exist. The river was the reason for originally settling this portion of the western reserve in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio. And so man came and continued coming. Until today, nearly two Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a navigable stream, a water supply, and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epitaph or the cuyahoga . Joining us from the cleveland area is David Stradling. He is a professor of history at the university of cincinnati and the coauthor of where the river burned carl stokes and the struggle to save cleveland. Let me begin, though, by asking physically where are you located and explain what happened 50 years ago this month. David hi, thanks for having me. We are sitting near the mouth of the Cuyaho
I was the last of the radium girl. Im hear to tell you the story of how my closest friends passed away. A year later the u. S. Corporation was founded in orange new jersey. They began producing radium paints and products for the businesses. A small amount was made in products. It was even being added to water. The pop yularity began to sprea all over america. Both marie and her husband experimented with the fizz logiclodg effects. The United States prominent in the worlds radium market producing 80 of the worlds radium. They had begun to hide. This is how our story begins in the early 1920s with my coworkers grace and kathryn. The moment we starred working were were asked to lip the tip of our brushes. With it being so small, licking the tip helped put the tiny numbers on dials. It was being used in various instrument in warships, airplanes and watches. Soon almost every american soldier had a radium dial watch. Each night we noticed this strange glow from our clothes and mouth. It was
Exhaustive. Abuse and misused by man and his machines. Without the cuyahoga, clevelandakron would not exist. The river was a reason for settling the portion of this western reserve in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio and so man came and continued coming until today nearly two Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a water supply and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epethithat for cuyahoga . Joining us is the coauthor of where the river burned. Where are you located and explain what happened 50 years ago this month . Thanks for having me. Were sitting near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Were sitting where the cuyahoga reaches lake erie. You can see one of the railroad tr trussels that crosses the cuyahoga. Downtown cleveland is to my left. They run up several miles. T
Hisconrnixdw3 machines. Without the cuyahoga, theco cit exist. Originally settling this portion of the western reserve in thejf 1780s. The river called crooked byco t delawa delaware indians provided a water wayb man came and continued coming untile1 todayt nearly two mill people live and work in the river basin. Inni creating the urban complex man used the water as men have a navigation stream, a water supply and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark what is going to happen to the cuyahoga, the Crooked River . nr you are now going to see a cuyahoga. Xd rivers in this country belong to the people. What weco do with them, the peoe should deci thejf cuyahoga verynixd near encircles cleveland. The 100 mile water course etches an arct from the east flowing south, curving west, going through the valley and then flowing due north to lakexd eri. The northernmost beingt the ea branch located in the county north of highway 6. The source is hidden here in a woodedni marshy area. Ok v
The Cuyahoga River as most think of it. The brown stream that meets lake erie. An industrial waterway. Its banks populated by steel mills and factories. Its channel filled with ships and tugs. The Cuyahoga River as it reaches lake erie after a 100mile twisting and turning journey from its head waters is an exhausted stream. Abused and misused by man and his machines. Without the cuyahoga, the sprawling megalopolis of cleveland, akron would not exist. The river was the reason for originally settling this portion of the western reserve in the 1780s. The river called crooked by the delaware indians provided a waterway to the interior of ohio. And so man came and continued coming until today nearly 2 Million People live and work in the river basin. In creating this urban complex, man has used the river as men have always used rivers. The flow has been put to work as a stream, a water supply, and as a sewer. Mans mark is everywhere. Is this mark an epitaph or the cuyahoga, the Crooked River