A Green Shrouded Miracle: The Administrative History of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio
Cockrell R. 1992. A Green Shrouded Miracle: The Administrative History of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio. Park Administrative Histories. National Park Service. Omaha
The United States Congress authorized the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (CVNRA) in December 1974 for the purpose of preserving and protecting “for public use and enjoyment, the historic, scenic, natural, and recreational values of the Cuyahoga River and the adjacent lands of the Cuyahoga Valley” as well as to provide for the “maintenance of needed recreational open space necessary to the urban environment.” CVNRA preserves 33,000 acres along twenty-two miles of the Cuyahoga River between the two large northeastern Ohio cities of Cleveland and Akron. While more than four million residents populate the metropolitan area, the Cuyahoga Valley remains a “green shrouded miracle” of relatively undeveloped and scenic open space. It is a challenge of the National Park Service to manage CVNRA “in a manner which will preserve its scenic, natural, and historic setting while providing for the recreational and educational needs of the visiting public.” This administrative history documents the complete story of CVNRA as a unit to preserve information necessary to the history of the park and provide a historic basis for future management decisions. This report is the first administrative history of CVNRA.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cockrell, Ron
- Date of Issue
- 1992
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- administrative history, cuyahoga valley national park, midwest, ohio