CUYAHOGA FALLS

city, Summit county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., just northeast of Akron, on the Cuyahoga River. Settlers came to the site in 1800 and harnessed the falls of the river by a series of dams (the falls have since been eliminated by a modern dam). Cuyahoga, possibly meaning crooked water, was the name given by the Iroquois Indians to the river. Although now mainly a residential suburb, Cuyahoga Falls has some light industry, including the manufacture of rubber goods, steel and wire machinery, tools and dies, medical supplies, and chemicals. Kendall State Park is 8 mi (13 km) north; nearby is Blossom Music Center, the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Inc. village, 1868; city, 1920. Pop. (1990) 48,950.