Celebrating the Cuyahoga: From River Fires to Recovery

Just 45 years ago, our nation's waterways were, in some cases, toxic. Since then, there's been a river revival.
Celebrating the Cuyahoga: From River Fires to Recovery
The 1952 fire on the Cuyahoga River caused more than $1 million in damages. No known images exist from the 1969 fire. Credit: Special Collections, Cleveland State University Library.

Last weekend, as families across the nation enjoyed boating, water skiing, swimming and all matter of water-related summer fun, a clean-water anniversary slipped silently by. Just 45 years ago, our nation’s waterways were, in some cases, toxic. Toxic enough to burn. Toxic enough...

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