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Exploring Burk Run Hillandale
The document outlines a recreational walking tour scheduled for October 12, 2014, in Hillandale Park, Euclid, highlighting the area's geological history shaped by glacial retreats and the formation of streams like Burk Run. It details the ecological significance of the region, including the existence of escarpment ravines and the need for conservation efforts. Additionally, it presents historical context regarding local estates and notable figures, contributing to the cultural heritage of Euclid.
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Exploring Burk Run Hillandale
- 1. City of Euclid Recreation Burk Run / Hillandale 5 pm, Sun, Oct 12, 2014 Roy Larick Bluestone Heights Meet: Hillandale Park, Hillandale Drive, Euclid, OH 44132 Euclidian Place walking tour, October 12, 2014 A Euclid nature-culture gem Euclid History Museum Cleveland Memory Project Information: roylarick@gmail.com
- 2. With glacial retreat,18,000 years ago, rushing melt water generated many streams along the Portage Escarpment. Euclid Creek formed between the pre-glacial Cuyahoga and Chagrin valleys. Moraine Hillandale Euclid Creek watershed © 2014 Bluestone Heights Hillandale and glacial retreat Chagrin Valley Cuyahoga Valley Richmond Rd Mayfield Rd North of the Euclid Moraine, in Euclid, a half-dozen escarpment runs formed with flows directly to Lake Erie. Burk Run is the largest of these streams. Hillandale lies on an important Burk Run headwater.
- 3. © 2014 BluestoneHeights Euclid and Painesville Moraines The Portage Escarpment in Euclid Moraine USGS LiDAR elevations railsandtrails.com Google Earth aerial viewer During its northward retreat, the last ice front stalled twice at the north edge of the Portage Escarpment. With each stall, a ridge of fine debris (moraine) accumulated along the front. Chardon Rd 2. About 14,000 years ago, ice retreat stalled at the escarpment base. The Painesville Moraine was laid down. 1. About 16,000 years ago, ice retreat stalled atop the escarpment edge. The Euclid Moraine was laid down. Locally, the Euclid forced melt water westward, thereby forming Euclid Creek east branch. At Hillandale, small head-waters gathered to flow northward to Lake Erie. Burk Run was thus formed. In Wickliffe, the Painesville forced melt water eastward to the Chagrin Valley. Pete’s Pond and Gully Brook were thus formed. Burk Run / Hillandale
- 4. Burk Run /Hillandale Wave- and Stream-Cut Moraine Chardon Rd Doan Brook gorge, looking southeast Southeast Moraine Hillandale stream cut moraine Painesville Moraine wave cut moraine The Euclid Moraine lay above the highest reach of ancestral Lake Erie. For a brief period, the Painesville Moraine formed an ancestral Lake Erie shoreline. The Painesville’s northern area was therefore cut flat by wave action. Waves never touched the southern area. Here, stream action has cut deep ravines.
- 5. Burk Tract countyline Euclid Wickliffe W’by Hills Richmond Hts Brush front porch Brush house and grounds, looking NE. CWRU CWRU Euclid History Museum Isaac Brush house, built on the the Painesville Moraine in 1847. Charles F. Brush was born here in 1849. Early History In 1798, Joseph Burk opened an inn where Euclid Ave crossed Burk Run. Hospitality remains significant in local commerce. In 1847, the Isaac E. Brush family arrived from Upstate New York. They built a substantial Greek Revival house near the head of current Magnolia Dr. Brush property Burk Run / Hillandale
- 6. county line C.F.Brush birthplace Euclid Wickliffe Original Brush Rd Hillandale Nutwood Hillandale bridge Nutwood bridge During the late 1890s, summer estates arose Estates on the Painesville Moraine (Wickliffe Ridge). In 1898, J.R. Outhwaite built Hillandale in Euclid. J.E. French built Nutwood in Wickliffe. In 1910, Nela Park developer, Burton Tremaine, bought Hillandale. He quickly built the log house and, later, the Hillandale bridge. Beautiful Homes of Cleveland (1914) Outhwaite house (1898). Later Cuy- La Rest home. Demolished in 2008. Hillandale bridge (c. 1920) Nutwood bridge (c.1900) Burk Run / Hillandale Cleveland Memory Project R. Larick
- 7. Burk Run /Hillandale C.F. Brush birthplace Current Owners BMV E-check Euclid Wickliffe Willoughby Hills Richmond Heights Original Brush Rd Hillandale Whittlesey Terrace Telshe Yeshiva Nutwood Hillandale bridge Nutwood bridge county line Providence Missionary Baptist Ch (2 parcels: 22 & 45 a) City of Euclid (5 parcels) John F. Aten (4 parcels including the Tremaine log house)
- 8. Telshe Yeshiva Nutwood Burk Run / Hillandale Current Owners Euclid Richmond Heights Wickliffe Willoughby Hills C.F. Brush birthplace BMV E-check Known current Hillandale owners: Providence Missionary Baptist Ch (2 parcels: 22 & 45 a) City of Euclid (5 parcels) John F. Aten (4 parcels including the Tremaine log house) Original Brush Rd Whittlesey Terrace Hillandale bridge Nutwood bridge Providence Missionary Baptist Ch (2 parcels: 22 & 45 a) City of Euclid (5 parcels) John F. Aten (4 parcels including the Tremaine log house) county line Hillandale
- 9. © 2014 BluestoneHeights Burk Run / Hillandale Euclid Bluestone Terrace D. Lawrence Headwaters for the escarp-ment runs and Euclid Creek east branch begin atop the terrace. On it, each stream cuts a knick point waterfall and gorge. During the last 14,000 years, the bluestone knick points have migrated upstream. USGS LiDAR elevations railsandtrails.com Google Earth aerial viewer Bluestone Knick Points Highland Reserve Greenwood Farm Richmond Rd On the East Side, the Euclid Bluestone Terrace is a broad expanse of hard sandstone. The cap rock resisted Ice Age glacial buldozing. In current terms, the bluestone cap rock forms a large terrace stretching from Cleveland Heights eastward to the Chagrin River. The Portage Escarpment in Euclid Burk Run Euclid bluestone cap, Redstone Run
- 10. © 2014 BluestoneHeights Burk Run / Hillandale Escarpment Ravine Preserves D. Lawrence Euclid bluestone cap, Redstone Run The Portage Escarpment in Euclid Burk Run Babbitt Run Greenwood Farm USGS LiDAR elevations railsandtrails.com Google Earth aerial viewer Green Creek Lilly Run Below their bluestone knick points, the escarpment runs cut mostly through soft moraine deposits. The resulting ravines are short but deep and voluminious. They have special ecologies. Four large escarpment ravines are available for conservation within the City of Euclid. Highland Reserve Richmond Rd The headwater ravines are ripe for conservation. Now is time to preserve these ecological treasures.
- 11. © 2014 BluestoneHeights Escarpment Ravine Eco Inventory D. Lawrence Euclid bluestone cap, Redstone Run The Portage Escarpment in Euclid Burk Run Babbitt Run Greenwood Farm USGS LiDAR elevations railsandtrails.com Google Earth aerial viewer Green Creek Lilly Run With data in hand, we may find ways re-weave the nature-culture balance in favor of nature and toward a higher quality of life on the greater East Side. Highland Reserve Richmond Rd In 2015, Bluestone Heights will undertake an ecological inventory within each of the four ravines. The results will help determine the ecological value (natural capital) present within the City of Euclid. Burk Run at Hillandale is one of the four ravines. Burk Run / Hillandale
- 12. City of Euclid Recreation Burk Run / Hillandale 5 pm, Sun, Oct 12, 2014 Roy Larick Bluestone Heights Meet: Hillandale Park, Hillandale Drive, Euclid, OH 44132 Euclidian Place walking tour, October 12, 2014 A Euclid nature-culture gem Euclid History Museum Cleveland Memory Project Information: roylarick@gmail.com