STUMPY BASIN, A BOTANICAL AREA NORTH OF PENINSULA, OHIO, NEAR CLEVELAND, THAT IS OWNED BY KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. CATTAILS ARE SEEN IN THIS MARSHY AREA THAT ONCE WAS THE TURNAROUND FOR BOATS PLYING THE OHIO-ERIE CANAL. THE CANAL WAS HEAVILY USED FOR COMMERCE BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEMS FROM 1833 TO 1913 WHEN A FLOOD AND THE RAILROADS PUT THE WATERWAY OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS NOW A PART OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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