Farnsworth
8505 S. River Road (US 24), Waterville
Farnsworth, in Waterville, is a narrow park along the Maumee River overlooking Missionary, Butler and Indian islands, which are owned by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The park is at one end of the Towpath Trail and has a boat launch and fishing access.
The Interurban Bridge, which crosses the river at Farnsworth, is partially built atop Roche de Bout, a large, protruding rock in the river that served as an early landmark for native people, European explorers and armies. The abandoned span, once the world’s largest earth-filled, concrete reinforced bridge, was part of a commuter railway system.
The Bowling Green Fault, a geological feature unique to the Great Lakes region, passes through Farnsworth. The 100-mile-long fault, which runs from south of Findlay into southern Michigan, is exposed at the Maumee River when the water is low. A fault, sometimes associated with earthquakes, is a fracture in a rock formation along which some type of movement has occurred.
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Farnsworth
From the WGTE documentary " Toledo Stories: Metroparks of the Toledo Area"
