Side Cut Metropark is a regional park in

Maumee, Ohio Maumee ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Maumee River, it is about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 14,286 at the 2010 census. Maumee was declared an All-America City by the National Civic L ...

, owned and managed by

Metroparks Toledo Metroparks Toledo, officially the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, is a public park district consisting of parks, nature preserves, a botanical garden, trail network and historic battlefield in Lucas County, Ohio. Founded during t ...

and named for being a sidecut on the

Miami and Erie Canal The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a cost to the state government of $ ...

. The sidecut was built over an 18-year period in the nineteenth century and completed in 1842, opening to boat traffic the following year. It closed in 1850 after being bypassed by an extension of the main canal. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It features Bluegrass Island, a popular fishing destination. Obtained from the state of Ohio in the 1920s, Side Cut was the original metropark.Side Cut -Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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Metroparks ToledoPark Map
Protected areas of Lucas County, Ohio Parks in Ohio Works Progress Administration in Toledo, Ohio Civilian Conservation Corps in Ohio Metroparks Toledo National Register of Historic Places in Lucas County, Ohio {{NorthwestOH-geo-stub