Late Prehistoric Period

Beginning around 1000, American Indians in northeastern Ohio developed a distinct culture known archeologically as the Whittlesley Tradition. They began building walls around their small villages, their pottery and agriculture changed, and instead of maintaining a complex trade network, they relied on the local landscape. They lived in long, multi-family homes made of wooden poles and raised vegetables on the floodplain. By the time European people arrived in the early 1700’s, these Whittlesley Tradition people had disappeared from the Cuyahoga Valley.

Valley View, Ohio · United States