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Lake Erie Public Access Sites - Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook

Location Map: select for larger map Select for interactive map viewer of Ohio's Lake Erie Public Access sites Established: June 7, 1808 2010 Population: 1,280,122 Land Area and Ohio County Rank: 458.3 square miles 40 of 88 Acres of Designated Coastal Management Area (more info) Total: 521,086 acres Land: 5,831 acres Island: 0 acres Water: 515,255 acres Miles of Coast: 30 miles Miles of Publicly Accessible Coast: 6.1 miles Number of Access Sites: 26 County Seat: City of Cleveland Named for: Native American word meaning “crooked river” Watersheds in County: Big Creek Chagrin River Cuyahoga River Euclid Creek Rocky River Tinkers Creek	A brief history: Cuyahoga County was established on June 7, 1808, from a portion of Geauga County. Cuyahoga The county’s name is derived from the Native American word meaning “crooked river.” County’s 458 square land miles were originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. General Moses Cleaveland brought the first European settlers to the area in 1796. He founded the city of Cleveland that same year. With completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal and its location on Lake Erie, Cleveland prospered as a trade center and became a major industrial site. Many people from around the world came to Cleveland during the late 1800s and early 1900s looking for work in the city’s industries. This is reflected today in the county’s ethnic diversity; however, the county has experienced a declining population in recent years due to urban sprawl and the loss of industrial jobs. Approximately forty-five percent of Cuyahoga County’s residents earn their living by working in service industries, including in health care and communications. Other employment includes manufacturing, sales and the shipping industry. The county has three major professional sports franchises, the Cleveland Browns (football), the Cleveland Cavaliers (basketball) and the Cleveland Indians (baseball). Among the county’s more famous residents were comedian Bob Hope, 20th President of the United States James Garfield and Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller.	Learn more: Cuyahoga County www.cuyahogacounty.us Cuyahoga County SWCD www.cuyahogaswcd.org City of Bay Village www.cityofbayvillage.com Village of Bratenahl www.bratenahl.org City of Cleveland www.city.cleveland.oh.us City of Euclid www.cityofeuclid.com City of Lakewood www.onelakewood.com City of Rocky River www.rrcity.com Cleveland Metroparks www.clemetparks.com Euclid Chamber of Commerce www.euclidchamber.com Greater Cleveland Partnership www.gcpartnership.com Lakewood Chamber of Commerce www.lakewoodchamber.org Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District www.neorsd.org Positively Cleveland www.positivelycleveland.com Rocky River Chamber of Commerce www.rockyriverchamber.com Westshore Chamber of Commerce www.westshorechamber.org
Print this PAGE: Print the Cuyahoga County introduction page. (588 KB). Maps listed below are not included.	Print this CHAPTER: Download and print the Cuyahoga County chapter of the Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook as a PDF (15,847 KB).	More Lake Erie Maps: More maps of Lake Erie and Ohio's coast are found in our online Coastal Map Library.
More Cuyahoga County Maps: Lorain County maps linked below have been developed by the Office of Coastal Management.
	CU_Access – Lake Erie Public Access Sites in Cuyahoga County County map showing numbered list of sites in Cuyhoga County where the public can go to access Ohio’s portion of the Lake Erie shore.
	CU1 – Cuyahoga County Profile Map Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.
	CU2 - Cuyahoga County Watersheds This map illustrates 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries, general hydrography and transportation in Cuyahoga County. Map size: ANSI C (17" x 22").
	Cuyahogalocator - Cuyahoga County Designated Coastal Management Area Cuyahoga County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps

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