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Old Paper Mill Near Akron to be Demolished / Near the Towpath Park

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Old mill in park coming down / Dilapidated building has become hazard

By Bob DowningBeacon Journal staff writer

 

 

Work is set to begin in March to remove an old factory, in disrepair and a threat, in the Cuyahoga Valley.

 

It will take about three months to remove what's left of the Jaite paper mill, on the east bank of the Cuyahoga River south of West Highland Road in Sagamore Hills Township, said Bill Carroll, deputy superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

 

Full story at:

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/13706374.htm

That's actually kind of a shame. That old mill is nice and creepy, and a historic reminder of 20th century industrialization in the NEO. I remember riding or walking by it as a kid... you couldn't help but poke around (which I'm sure is exactly why they want to tear it down -- to keep kids out!).

Too bad they couldn't have turned it into a museum of some kind.

  • 2 months later...

From the 4/6/06 Brooklyn Sun Journal:

 

 

Closed mill soon to be erased from national park

Thursday, April 06, 2006

By Pat Salemi

The Sun Courier

 

For about 80 years, the Jaite Mill was a thriving paper producing company that provided jobs for area workers.

 

Hikers walking the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, through what is now part of Sagamore Hills Township, near the Brecksville border, still can catch a glimpse of the secluded mill, built in 1905. But not for much longer.

 

More at:

 

http://www.cleveland.com/sun/brooklynsunjournal/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1144342171175080.xml&coll=3

 

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