Dugway Brook West Br walking tour

In Cleveland Heights, Ohio, follow Dugway Brook West Branch as it cuts through the Berea Sandstone and Euclid bluestone layers of the Portage Escarpment. Trace a glacial meltwater channel from Edgehill Rd, northward through Coventry to Lake View Cemetery. At seven stops, see how early settlers established mills and quarries and, later, cemeteries and schools. Learn the natural base for suburban development. Comprehend the issues for stream conservation around the NEORSD flood control dam at Lake View Cemetery.

1. Cleveland Heights Rocks and Waters 2015 Sat, May 30, 10:00 am Sponsors Roy Larick , Korbi Roberts & Jim Miller Leaders Walk back in time Look to the Future Cleveland Heights Historical Society Cleveland Heights Landmark Commission Berea Sandstone outcrop below Rock Ct Dugway Brook West Branch walking tour © 2015 Bluestone Heights K. Roberts, photo Bluestone Heights bluestoneheights.org

2. Saturday, May 30, 2015 On sidewalks and in some ravines, we follow the old stream course through Coventry and Lake View Cemetery. Park 2843 Washington Blvd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 216-291-4878  Limited to 50 participants Reservations required 10:00 Intro in theater 10:30 Hike departure ~noon Return to parking lot Dugway Brook West Branch walking tour © 2015 Bluestone Heights (old Coventry School) Meet: Ensemble Theater Ensemble Theater parking North

3. USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Euclid bluestone terrace Berea sandstone terrace lake plain Lake View Cemetery Coventry Dugway Brook West Branch is a feature of Cleveland’s East Side Portage Escarpment, with terrace and gorge landscapes. Washington Blvd Mayfield Rd Coventry Rd Superior Rd Cedar Rd Euclid Hts Blvd Southeast Mayfield Cemetery escarpment face Hampshire Rd © 2015 Bluestone Heights In 7 stops, from E Overlook Rd to Lake View Cemetery, we view nature and history along the old stream channel. 1 E Overlook Rd 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. At the Dugways , the Portage Escarpment has several hard rock layers. Most important are Berea Sandstone Euclid bluestone © 2015 Bluestone Heights

5. In settling the Heights, sandstone, flowing water and groundwater were important resources. The Dugway WB landscape generated several early water related industries, now almost forgotten. We’ll find them in the tour stops ... Portage Escarpment profile at Dugway west branch © 2015 Bluestone Heights

6. Euclid bluestone terrace On the Dugway escarpment, glacial advance created a terraced bedrock topography. North In retreat, glacial meltwater cut through the terraces to form a gorge. On the sandstone terrace, just a few ravine segments remain. On the bluestone terrace, the ravines are too deep to bury. © 2015 Bluestone Heights USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace

7. Euclid bluestone terrace North On the bluestone terrace, the ravines are too deep to bury. We follow the meltwater channel from the top of the Berea Sandstone to the bottom of the Euclid bluestone … © 2015 Bluestone Heights On the Dugway escarpment, glacial advance created a terraced bedrock topography. In retreat, glacial meltwater cut through the terraces to form a gorge. USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace On the sandstone terrace, just a few ravine segments remain.

8. Top of the Berea Sandstone appears in the ravine behind houses on Edgehill Rd. © 2015 Bluestone Heights R.Larick USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace

9. Detail of the flaggy beds at the top of the Berea Sandstone on Edgehill Rd. © 2015 Bluestone Heights R.Larick USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace

10. Massive bedding in the Berea Sandstone lower down in the formation. Outcrop lies just west of Rock Ct, behind the Coventry municipal parking structure. © 2015 Bluestone Heights K. Roberts USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace

11. © 2015 Bluestone Heights USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Berea Sandstone terrace CMNH Euclid bluestone terrace Flaggy beds at the top of the Euclid bluestone. Lake View Cemetery, just north of Mayfield Rd.

12. North 1874 1852 1874 1898 Coventry Rd Euclid Hts Blvd Coventry Rd Euclid Hts Blvd Mayfield Rd Mayfield Rd Mayfield Rd quarry The Rock Ct sandstone quarrymen included Ezra Lacy (1834), G. Compton in 1852, Alex Ormiston Jr in 1858, and J.W. Hawkins in 1874. quarry quarry quarry quarry © 2015 Bluestone Heights T. Blackmore, 1852 V. Titus, 1874 G. Mueller, 1898 By the 1830s , ‘Coventry’ held quarries for bluestone and sandstone . Historical Maps

13. North 1912 1920 Coventry Rd Mayfield Rd Coventry Rd Sexton’s house By 1870, burying the dead replaced quarrying as the major local activity. No, bodies were not dumped in old quarries. Nevertheless, both activities took advantage of ravine landscape. quarry © 2015 Bluestone Heights G. Hopkins, 1912 G. Hopkins, 1920 Early twentieth century maps show residential development in the sandstone quarry area and in relation to Lake View and Mayfield Cemeteries. Coventry Rd had no commercial development at this time.

14. We seek to illuminate Dugway denizens who have used local rocks and waters for milling, quarrying and building, as well as for burying the dead and schooling children. Euclid bluestone terrace We touch the natural base of the suburban built environment and broach issues of stream conservation and urban development.  North In 7 stops along terraces and ravines … Berea Sandstone terrace 1: Bramson house 2: Euclid Hts ravine 3: Rock Ct sandstone quarry 4: sandstone bungalow 5: Sexton’s house 6: bluestone quarry & mill site 7: NEORSD dam © 2015 Bluestone Heights USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

15. Stop 1: Bramson house 2837 E Overlook Rd Built of local cobblestones on the east bank of the Dugway WB ravine. Massing has the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright Building material reflects the bungalow style. © 2015 Bluestone Heights R.Larick USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

16. Stop 2: Euclid Hts ravine 2894 Euclid Hts Blvd This small ravine holds a west-flowing tributary of Dugway Brook WB. © 2015 Bluestone Heights Google Maps Stop 2 is our chance to review the ‘old’ Coventry School that graced the intersection of Washington and Euclid Heights Blvds from 1920 to 1974. 1977? 1922 1968 USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

17. Stop 3: Ezra Lacy sandstone quarry Rock Ct Remains of the quarry wall in the Berea Sandstone massive beds. Early on, 10.7 acre sandstone quarry parcel was carved out of 160 acre Lot 7. Ezra Lacy began quarrying here in 1834. Alex Ormiston , Jr. owned the lot in 1858. He went on to quarry bluestone Forest Hill. J.W. Hawkins owned the lot in 1874. © 2015 Bluestone Heights K. Roberts USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

18. Stop 4: sandstone bungalow 2866 Hampshire Rd High style bungalow built with massive Berea Sandstone. Locally quarried? © 2015 Bluestone Heights Google Maps USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

19. Stop 5: Mayfield Cemetery Sexton’s house 2749 Mayfield Rd Gothic Revival house built with massive Berea Sandstone. Locally quarried? © 2015 Bluestone Heights R. Larick USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

20. Stop 6: Eddy mill site & ? bluestone quarry Lake View Cemetery Caleb Eddy built one of Euclid Township’s first grist mills here in 1809. The site was long used to quarry Euclid bluestone. © 2015 Bluestone Heights USGS LiDAR; Google Earth J. Miller

21. Stop 7: NEORSD flood control dam Lake View Cemetery Built in 1979 to control floodwater descending from University Hts and Cleveland Hts. © 2015 Bluestone Heights T. Shaw USGS LiDAR; Google Earth Behind the dam

22. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10200331163695266.1073741826.1039645808&type=3 Looking to explore more of Dugway Brook west branch? Try Jim Miller’s Facebook photo essays on East Side streams including DBWB .

23. Lee Rd S Taylor Rd War Cent Rd Cedar Rd Fairmount Bl Silsby Rd Hillbrook Rd Meadowbrook Still more to do on Dugway Brook west branch Motivate along Meadowbrook Blvd, between Warrensville Center and Lee Rds . In this stretch, DBWB has cut a significant ravine through the Cuyahoga Shale. For DBEB , Washington Blvd lies in the equivalent ravine. For Nine Mile Creek, Belvoir Blvd (Cedar to Mayfield) is the same. Washington DBWB DBEB USGS LiDAR; Google Earth

24. Overturned car on Meadowbrook Information: Bruce Elliot Historic Images Stormwater problem is not new F lood of June 1, 1959: 3.9 inches of rain fell between 1:30 and 2:45 pm

25. Saturday, May 30, 2015 On sidewalks and in some ravines, we follow the old stream course through Coventry and Lake View Cemetery. Park 2843 Washington Blvd Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 216-291-4878  Limited to 50 participants Reservations required 10:00 Intro in theater 10:30 Hike departure ~noon Return to parking lot Dugway Brook West Branch walking tour © 2015 Bluestone Heights (old Coventry School) Meet: Ensemble Theater Ensemble Theater parking North Euclid Hts Blvd Washington Blvd

26. Roy Larick Walk back in time Look to the Future Euclid bluestone outcrop Doan Brook, Cleveland OH Bluestone Heights © 2015 Bluestone Heights R. Larick Bluestone Heights bluestoneheights.org A production by bluestoneheights.org [email protected]