Abstract
Birdie Smith was a volunteer tour guide for school groups in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreational Area in the 1970s before it became Cuyahoga Valley National Park. She discusses the use of eminent domain Land for park land acquisition. She notes how a former dump site became the Beaver Pond, leading to a return of wildlife. Smith discusses the role of the League of Women Voters in lobbying federal government to establish the Cuyahoga Valley as a NPS unit. She relates how she and her husband bought a lot in Walton Hills to enjoy the natural setting of the Valley. Her interview includes descriptions of the setting, historical uses, and natural resources of the Cuyahoga Valley.
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Interviewee
Smith, Birdie (interviewee)
Interviewer
Loman, Nate (interviewer); Loman, Nate (facilitator)
Project
Rivers Roads and Rails 2008
Date
6-23-2008
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
70 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Birdie Smith Interview, 24 June, 2008" (2008). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 517052.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/362
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