At the peak of production the factory operated around the clock. Some workers slept in shifts in the dormitory on the top floor of the company's general store. Now, the restored yellow buildings serve as National Park Service Headquarters. As the valley narrows to less then 1000 feet you enter the Pinery Narrows. The white pine trees that gave their name to these steep slopes were logged long ago for the mast of sailing ships.
Wildlife abounds in the narrows and along the river.
You may be able to see one of these majestic birds. Look for their nests which resemble a platform of sticks. This graceful bridge spans the Cuyahoga Valley at a height higher than the Statue of Liberty. Built in 1931 using a relatively new building material in this area, concrete, it illustrates the evolution on bridge engineering. Concrete allowed elegant bridges built with less weight mass and cost.