Here’s a chance to visit several historical sights in the Flats. It's probably best to hunt this one during daylight hours due to the environment, although you can park nearby. The coordinates will take you to an Irish memorial, use the date that this was dedicated to get the final coordinates.
N 41° 29. (Subtract 1274 from the year)
W 081° 42. (Subtract 1888 from the year)
You'll take a short walk by the Carter replica cabin and a Moses Cleaveland memorial to reach the final stage. There's an Army Corps of Engineers marker very near the cache as well as another plaque.
It's unfortunate that some of these landmarks become the targets of graffiti and vandalism, the urban park setting also lends to an ongoing CITO opportunity.
Park Hours are 7am to 9pm
The Irish Famine took as many as one million lives from hunger and disease, and changed the social and cultural structure of Ireland in profound ways. The Famine also spurred new waves of immigration, thus shaping the histories of the United States and Britain as well.
General Cleaveland selected the mouth of the Cuyahoga for the capital of the Reserve. But so unfavorable was the location that only a few of the surveying party chose this river mouth for their own land. Most returned to Connecticut.
Then in 1797, Lorenzo Carter came out of Vermont. He built his historic log hut on the east bank at the mouth of the Cuyahoga. Although some new settlers came, in the fall of 1799 only 7 courageous people remained in the trading post at the Cuyahoga mouth. Sadly Carter watched them all move. Until March 1800, the Carters were the only non-Indian residents of Cleveland.
Cleveland maintained two locks (Locks 43 and 44) and a Weigh Lock. Because of its proximity to the Cuyahoga River, the construction of Lock 44 proved to be difficult and time consuming. The soil at the junction of Lock 44 and the river was loose and porous and that water penetrated the lock pit throughout the construction process. Because of these problems, Lock 44 did not officially open until 1829. Both Locks 43 and 44 were built larger than standard size to accommodate lake schooners and canal boats. According to Ohio Board of Public Works records, Lock 44 was called "Sloop Lock" because of its ability to accept mast ships.