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Also, see Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cuyahoga River-Lower Important Bird Area, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park Birding Drive
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=Cuyahoga Valley National Park= =Jaite Mill Park Headquarters= Brecksville, Ohio 44141 Cuyahoga Valley National Park website Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Facebook) webpage Cuyahoga Valley National Park map Cuyahoga Valley National Park trail maps Jaite Mill Historic District webpage

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Cuyahoga Valley NP--Jaite Mill Park Headquarters
Coordinates: 41.289021, -81.5732181 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Jaite Mill
The floodplain and marsh area at the Jaite Headquarters at Riverview and Vaughn Roads provides its own rarities from time to time. From Ohio Ornithological Society website

About Jaite Mill Historic District
Located along the Cuyahoga River, the Jaite Mill Historic District is a significant example of an early 20th-century company town. A technological development—the electric overhead crane—changed manufacturing operations at this time. Industrial operations became horizontally oriented, rather than the traditional vertically oriented water or steam belt and drum systems, thus manufacturing operations required more land. Increasing numbers of unskilled immigrants arrived in cities looking for employment. Urban areas became increasingly densely built and populated. Housing for immigrants was often crowded and poorly built, resulting in public health problems.

In order for manufacturing to deal effectively with these conditions, factories needed to have enough land in an area with transportation access, near adequate housing for workers. Ideal locations for industrial expansion had plenty of land, were accessible by train, and not too far from the services available in urban areas. The only thing that these remote locations did not have was adequate housing.

The Jaite Paper Mill was built in 1905 adjacent to the Ohio and Erie Canal and a branch of the B&O Railroad. The following year, Charles Jaite built five two-family dwellings for his employees. Employees rented these for $7 a month, or approximately 23 percent of a worker’s monthly salary. In 1917, four additional houses were built. A company store and boarding house, worker showers, stable, freight depot, boarding platform and a water tower were also constructed. Many of the early immigrants were recent immigrants from Poland—adding a new facet to the English, Irish and German ethnic character of the Cuyahoga Valley. From Jaite Mill webpage

About Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Though a short distance from the urban areas of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away. The park is a refuge for native plants and wildlife and provides routes of discovery for visitors. The winding Cuyahoga River gives way to deep forests, rolling hills, and open farmlands. Walk or ride the Towpath Trail to follow the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal. From Cuyahoga Valley National Park website



Photo by Cory "Chia" Chiappone

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