2 news clippings- Wild Potato History (1976) and Lake Rd. improvements (late 1960s)
Entry/Object ID
2000.FIC.06.1.17.2
Scope and Content
2000.FIC.06.1.17.2 -
.1 - Article Clipping "Wild Potato Grew Under Forest Leaves" Discusses how wild potatoes used to grow in Lorain County. They dwindled since the 1800s. An archaeologist theorizes they may have disappeared because the area used to be a land of dense forests, with a deep carpeting of mulch. The mulch insulated the potatoes from frost, preserving seed. Clearing of trees also lowered the wind chill factor, lowering the effective temperature. Also mentions snakes along the Black River. Date of article must be 1976 because the back give a Happy Birthday to America (for the Bicentennial).
.2 - Article clipping "Bay Village OK's $13,000 for Lake Rd." Bay Village Council passes two pieces of legislation pertaining to Lake Road (U.S. 6 and 20) improvements. First, to contract with the State to pay 5% of cost to resurface and second, request state make study to widen the road from two to four lanes. City Engineer, William F. Sadler involved. Article released sometime in the late 1960s as it states federal highway funds are committed through 1970. Council also banned hitchhiking. Previously it was allowed if it was done on the berm three feet from the road surface but Police and School officials objected.
