Cuyahoga Valley: Thornburg

+ Thornburg

Like Willow, Thornburg Station was a stop on the Valley Railway. The nearby Zimmerman's Tavern was a popular stop for canal travelers in the 1820's, a tradition continued by today's Thornburg Station development.

It is the pivot point between the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the commercial and industrial area to the north of Rockside Road. Thornburg guards the wide southern part of the Valley before it narrows again in the Park.

Thornburg holds great promise as a gathering place in southern Cuyahoga County and as a center of entertainment and commerce, which is sensitive to the natural functions of the River's flood plain.

		The Cuyahoga Valley is a complex and diverse landscape. It encompasses very distinct places: a national park, one of the nation's "edge cities", a major concentration of industrial production, a popular entertainment district, an international port, vibrant neighborhoods, and other uses. Separating these distinctive natural and man-made features are transition points, or nodes, which warrant special attention. They help define the Valley's structure and are potential gateways to experience the Valley and promote a sense of place.