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First racially integrated neighborhood is being uncovered by Summit Metro Parks
Summit Metro Parks is in the process of nominating the site of the area’s first racially integrated neighborhood — the former Wheelock Cuyahoga Acres (WCA) — to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Now part of Summit Metro Park’s Cascade Valley Metro Park, WCA was the only known Black rural community in…
Where is the Cascade Valley neighborhood?
Cascade Valley is located directly north of the downtown area and is full of playgrounds, community gardens, hiking trails and museums. The neighborhood has a spirited history and was a prominent place for jazz in the early to mid-1900s.
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