Where is Walworth in the world?

For a long time, it is one of the most remarkable geographical features of West Cleveland. The Volvos River is a pleasant winding river, and its source is near the intersection of Clark Avenue and West 65th Street today. From there it flows northeast into the Cuhoga River about three miles away. The valley it passes through is very wide, and the hillside becomes very steep as it approaches the Cuhoga River, forming a natural boundary, that is, the so-called western and southern parts of the town. It is said that the Volvos track and field is named after the pioneer Judge John Volvos. He lived in Cleveland for only six years until his early death in 18 12. After Walworth died, the river was still so pleasant. But after 20 years, this situation began to change. Ohio-Erie Canal completed. Industry began to come to Cleveland. With the development of industry, thousands of immigrants and immigrants come here. Then, sometimes consistent, sometimes inconsistent, local governments, industries and new residents threatened, endangered and finally ended the existence of the Volvos River.

Culverts and bridges in urban construction sometimes collapse or are washed away by storms, throwing stones, iron and other materials into them. Slaughterhouses, breweries and refineries located on runways near four major railways are used as open ditches for industrial waste. Residents did the same thing, dumping everything, from garbage on the table to ashes, from tin cans to broken glass on the hillside. In order to alleviate the flood on the island of Cuba, this community in the western part of the southern Czech Republic built a rainwater sewer to bring rainwater here. Eventually, Walworth's running became so swollen and polluted that by the early 1970s, nearby residents (whose land had been incorporated into Cleveland) were clamoring for city hall to take action.

George Hollett, a professional painter and immigrant from England, is one of these residents. He knows that Walvis runs well. 1850, at the age of 25, he and his wife Sarah moved from Cleveland, crossed the Cuhoga River and became residents of Brooklyn at that time. 186 1 year, he bought William Burton's old house at 22 1 Burton Street (today it is 2678 West 4 1 Street). Greek Renaissance houses are located less than half a mile south of Volvos. George often walks along long-distance running, enjoying its beauty and country feeling. Like others, he witnessed the picturesque stream turn into a damp water body with an unpleasant smell and blocked by garbage.

In August, 1873, a group of residents went to the Municipal Health Bureau for a meeting. In this era, the science of bacteriology is still in its infancy, and many people still believe that the odor emitted from such a polluted waterway may lead to fatal diseases if inhaled. When the board seemed indifferent to their concerns and complaints, they strode to Becker Hall at the corner of Columbus (West 25th Street) and Queen's Road to organize. Activists hope to force the city to expel all the slaughterhouses that have fled. George Hollett, who was elected minister, persuaded them and asked the city to enclose the whole running route of Volvos-nearly three miles-in underground sewers to reduce these troubles. Cleveland officials believe that in the next 20 years,

Procrastinate and sometimes fight with residents and other stakeholders in court about how to build such a sewer and, equally important, how to pay for it. Although George Howlett, who died in 1892, has never lived to this day, this problem was finally solved in 1897, when the construction of sewers was started in Volvos Waterworks. This is an engineering miracle and the largest sewer project in Cleveland's history. Most sewer pipes are more than 16 feet in diameter, which is enough for locomotives to pass through. It is designed to separate sewage from rainstorm.