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A little piece of Cuyahoga Falls will be part of a traveling Smithsonian exhibit.

Mayor Don Walters says the three-minute, time-lapse video of the removal of the two dams on the Cuyahoga River will be featured in the exhibit.

The exhibition opens in five states this year starting in May.

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(News Release - Cuyahoga Falls)Mayor Don Walters is pleased to announce that the removal of two dams on the Cuyahoga River in the City of Cuyahoga Falls will be featured in an upcoming Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit. The "Dam Cam" video features a three-minute time lapse of the removal of two dams in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

The Smithsonian Institution exhibit, titled "Water/Ways," is a Museum on Main Street Project which engages local audiences by bringing quality exhibitions to their local museums, historical societies, and other area venues. One story within this traveling exhibit will feature the Cuyahoga River and its restoration journey.

"The City of Cuyahoga Falls is extremely excited that the Cuyahoga River dam removal video will be part of the Smithsonian Water/Ways Project," stated Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters.

"We are proud of this valuable resource that is creating a cleaner environment for generations to The dams, known as the Sheraton Mill Dam and the LeFever Powerhouse Dam, were removed in July and August of 2013 to improve fish passage, water quality, and overall river health and function. Funding for the dam removal projects was provided by the Ohio EPA through the Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance under the Water Resource Restoration
Sponsor Program (WRRSP).

The Smithsonian exhibition opens in five states this year starting in May and is planned to travel through 2022. To see the video, visit the City of Cuyahoga Falls YouTube page at https://youtu.be/EdrClOtpKq0. For more information on the "Water/Ways" exhibit, go to http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/water.