Picnic Groves

Oak Grove Picnic Area

Oak Grove Picnic Area in the Brecksville Reservation was the site of Black organizations’ picnics. As one example, the Glenville Area Council sponsored a picnic for Glenville residents that attracted 1,000 people to the venue in 1958.

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Resources

  • Sears, Art, Jr. “Call & Post Goes to Glenville Area Picnic.” Call & Post. August 9, 1958.
Oak Grove Picnic Area, Brecksville Reservation

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