Of the 22,000 acres of parkland owned by the Cleveland Metroparks, some of the most highly prized are the 100 acres of the Huntington Reservation. With a vision of ringing the grimy industrial city with an "emerald necklace," the Cleveland Metroparks came into existence in 1917. However, by 1920 the Metroparks held only a paltry 109 acres in Rocky River and Big Creek. This was to change. During the 1920s, the Metroparks spent 3.9 million dollars on an additional 9000 acres. The prize acquisition occurred in 1925, when 100 acres of Lake Erie shoreline, the John Huntington Bay Village estate, was purchased for $500,000. (Note: Title on front of card removed.) | Creator: Geo. R. Klein News Co. | Date: ca. 1940s | Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Geo. R. Klein News Co.
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Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
