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In 1826, when Cleveland's first cemetery closed, Cleveland village trustees paid Leonard Case Sr. one dollar for eight acres of land and dedicated it as the Erie Street Cemetery. Built on what became prime property, the cemetery touched of…
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Twentieth President of the United States. Born November 18, 1831 Died September 19, 1881.
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Teachers and Pupils who lost their lives in the Collinwood School Fire, March 4, 1908
Teachers:Grace Fiske, Katherine Weiler
Pupils:Ila Adams, Irene Apari, Adelbert Baldwin, Luretta Baldwin, Glenn Barber, Clayton Bell, George Blurm, Floy Bra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT3F_joseph-peakes-farm_Cleveland-OH.html
Side A:Joseph Peake was born in Pennsylvania in 1792 and came to Ohio in 1809 with his parents and brother. They were the first African Americans to settle permanently in the Cleveland area. He was the son of George Peake, a runaway slave from Mar…
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North and South Broadway were originally part of Newburgh Township, organized in 1814 as one of the earliest settlements in Cuyahoga County. The contruction of the Ohio & Erie Canal and later railroads led to industrial and commercial growth, incl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDW5_cataract-falls_Cleveland-OH.html
Formed by erosion of Cleveland shale and cascading 48 feet, making it the tallest waterfall in the county, the Cataract Falls of Mill Creek powered the gristmill and sawmill built by William Wheeler Williams and Major Wyatt in 1799. The mills, com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDUE_woodland-cemetery_Cleveland-OH.html
[side A]Howard Daniels, who lived from 1815-1863, was a noted architect and landscape gardener. Over the course of his life, he designed six Ohio and New York cemeteries, including Woodland that began in 1852 when he laid out 20 of its 60 acres in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBYM_home-of-superman_Cleveland-OH.html
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two Glenville High School students imbued with imagination and talent and passion for science fiction and comics, had dream become reality in 1932. They created Superman, the first of the superheroes ever to see print…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBWN_university-circle_Cleveland-OH.html
Named for the streetcar turnaround once located at Euclid Avenue and East 107th Street, University Circle is a 600-acre district that is home to many of Cleveland's major cultural, educational, medical, and service institutions. The area was first…
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Union and Leagueof Romanian SocietiesThe Union and League of Romanian Societies, Incorporated was formed in 1928 from a unification of two separate fraternal organizations, the Union and the League. The Union, founded on July 4, 1906, was original…