Brady Lake (Ohio)
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This article is about the lake. For the village of the same name, see Brady Lake, Ohio.
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| Location | Portage County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°09′53″N 81°18′58″W / 41.16472°N 81.31611°WCoordinates: 41°09′53″N 81°18′58″W / 41.16472°N 81.31611°W |
| Lake type | kettle lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Settlements | Brady Lake |
Brady Lake is a natural lake located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is a kettle lake and has no tributaries or outlets. The majority of the lake lies within the boundaries of the village of Brady Lake, while the remainder is in Franklin Township.[1]
[edit] Name
Brady Lake gets its name from Captain Samuel Brady who hid in the lake in 1780 while fleeing a band of local American Indians.[2] Initially, the lake was referred to as "Brady's Lake" before eventually being shortened to the modern Brady Lake.[3]
[edit] Historical uses
Brady Lake was used during the operation of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal as a source of water along with nearby Pippen Lake, as the canal passed just to the south of the lake just east of present-day Kent, Ohio.[4] From 1900-1924 Brady Lake was used to harvest ice in for local ice boxes, with some ice being shipped as far as Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Brady Lake, Ohio". Google Maps. Google. 2009. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=brady+lake,+ohio&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.371289,42.363281&ie=UTF8&ll=41.163988,-81.317797&spn=0.014539,0.020685&z=15. Retrieved on 14 March 2009.
- ^ Bolton, Brad (1999). "About Captain Samuel Brady". Kent Historical Society website. Kent Historical Society. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/9580/brady.html. Retrieved on 28 February 2009.
- ^ Did Sam Brady Jump?
- ^ Ehmann P&O
- ^ Wardle, Michelle (2005). Images of America: Kent. Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7358-3381-5.
