I have seen numerous photos of the area once called "The Rocks" along the Rocky River just past the three railroad bridges off of Nobottom Road.
In the background of several 1800s photos you can see there was once a mill situated on the east bank. The mill was gone very early, but a section of stonework that appears to have once directed the water to the waterwheel seems to have remained.
Today I took a jaunt to see if I could locate these rocks. I couldn't make any positive identification yet, though I did see something in what I think would be the approximate location of the old mill that looked to be a collapsed rock wall. I will need to make a closer inspection and see if any of the stone shapes are identifiable.
The photo below is not mine. The collapsed rock wall that I saw, though, is out of sight to the bottom left of this photo.
Showing posts with label metro parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metro parks. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Walking the old Southwestern Interurban
Just came back from my postponed putting. I filmed a stretch of the old Southwestern interurban line that runs through the Metroparks in Berea. Found fewer relics than I hoped, but the was able to traverse the roadbed, see several bridge remnants and possibly an original electrical pole. I'm going to edit it, hopefully with some authentic interurban sounds, and post the video in the near future. Check back!
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Metro Park Railroad Trestle 2
Here's a shot of the CSX railroad trestle in 2015. This structure was a 1952 rebuild of the original viaduct.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Metro Park Railroad Trestle
The spindly trestle that crosses the Metro Park road has always been fascinating to me. It looks so narrow! Oddly enough, I just found out that it was even more spindly and much longer originally as the photo below shows.
The book Strongsville, Crossroads of the Nation by Neal W. Coughlin and the Strongsville Historical Society, where this photo is from, explains that the wooden portion still exists but was buried intentionally by ash. This ash was brought in from Cleveland mills and released via drop-bottom gondolas over time. The viaduct portion was rebuilt in 1952. Some of the original wooden support beams can be seen sticking through the ash below the present bridge abutments.
Here's my problem, though: I have never, in all my years, seen a train going over the trestle. I know they do, as I have seen trains on other parts of the line, like crossing Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights. It is my guess that this line is now a secondary route that sees only occasional traffic.
I also know that the line is presently owned by CSX.
The book Strongsville, Crossroads of the Nation by Neal W. Coughlin and the Strongsville Historical Society, where this photo is from, explains that the wooden portion still exists but was buried intentionally by ash. This ash was brought in from Cleveland mills and released via drop-bottom gondolas over time. The viaduct portion was rebuilt in 1952. Some of the original wooden support beams can be seen sticking through the ash below the present bridge abutments.
Here's my problem, though: I have never, in all my years, seen a train going over the trestle. I know they do, as I have seen trains on other parts of the line, like crossing Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights. It is my guess that this line is now a secondary route that sees only occasional traffic.
I also know that the line is presently owned by CSX.
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