History
In 1959, the Geauga County's League of Women Voters and several local garden clubs began to explore the creation of a park district modeled after neighboring Cleveland Metroparks in order to preserve natural areas and protect animal habitats in Geauga County. The Geauga Park District was established in August 1961 under authority of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1545 http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1545 by Geauga County Probate Judge Robert B. Ford. The first park operated was a 4-acre park on Woodin Road in Chardon Township.
The first employee of the district was Donald W. Meyer, who served as the agencies director from 1965 to his death in 1987. The districts administrative and nature center at Big Creek Park in Chardon Township bears Mr. Meyer's name.
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