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The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire At Least A Dozen Times But No One Cared Until 1969 History Smithsonian Magazine The city was still a manufacturing hub and the river, which empties into lake erie, had long been a dumping place for sewage and industrial waste.
600x339 - But on november 3, 1952, one of the worst destroyed three tugs, three buildings, and the ship repair yards.
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51 Years Later The Cuyahoga River Burns Again Outside Online And lasted about 20 minutes before it was brought.
1000x757 - However, cleveland continued production which when paired with a lack in sewer and waste disposal regulation.
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50 Years Ago Cleveland S Cuyahoga River Fire Helped Ignite An Environmental Revolution Here Now The cuyahoga river fire (22 june 1969) dramatized the extent of the river's pollution and the ineffectiveness of the city's lagging pollution abatement program.
