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The Hay-McKinney Mansion, part of the Cleveland History Center. The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle. The society was founded in 1867, making it the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio ...
Bird's-eye view map of Cleveland in 1877. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.
Cleveland Indians win the World Series. Cleveland Museum of Natural History established. Population: 796,841. [9] 1921 Cleveland Clinic and Playhouse Square established. KeyBank State Theatre built. Mimi Ohio Theatre opened. Hanna Theatre opened. 1922 – demolition for the Terminal Tower site begins; 1923 Federal Reserve bank building completed.
Historic district of 43 buildings constructed between 1888 and 1930. The district runs on Broadway between Cable and Barkwill Avenues, and on E. 55th Street between Lufkin and Broadway Avenues, with a few buildings to either side. It is the heart of the Czech community in Cleveland, and was once the second largest shopping district in the city. 20
History of the Cleveland Grays, a private military company which was founded in 1837, and the military heritage of Greater Cleveland Cleveland History Center: University Circle Multiple Operated by the Western Reserve Historical Society, history of Northeast Ohio, includes the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, Bingham-Hanna Mansion, Hay ...
The Center's primary focuses have been on developing the Curatescape mobile-based digital humanities framework, curating the Cleveland metropolitan area with the Cleveland Historical mobile app, and collecting oral history interviews that document the development of the region through personal, historical, institutional, and geographically ...
Public Square is the central plaza of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Based on an 18th-century New England model, it was part of the original 1796 town plat overseen by city founder General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company. The historical center of the city's downtown, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History was the brainchild of Dr. David Van Tassel, a history professor at Case Western Reserve University and the creator of National History Day. Van Tassel was approached by Homer Wadsworth, the director of The Cleveland Foundation, to write a history of Cleveland. Van Tassel decided that the project was best ...