Lefelhocz one-of-a-kind modern patterns reference several other Athens County interests such as a local love affair with the Paw paw, the former Athens Lunatic Asylum, and the Dairy Barn Arts Center.
The stream is named for the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba), a native fruit-bearing tree of the eastern United States, which grows along its banks.
The town, the bends, and the tunnel take their name from the pawpaw trees that grow prolifically along nearby ridges.
Asimina triloba | pawpaw tree ''(Asimina triloba) | Ipomoea triloba | Asimina |
The trees growing along the banks and in other parts of the park include pawpaw, various species of hickory and oak, hackberry and redbud.