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  2. History of Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    The written history of Cleveland began with the city's founding 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.

  3. Ohio City, Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    History. The City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836, splitting from Brooklyn Township. The city grew from a population of 2,400 people in the early 1830s to over 4,000 in 1850. The municipality was annexed by Cleveland on June 5, 1854. James A. Garfield, who became the 20th president of the United States, frequently ...

  4. Higbee's - Wikipedia

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    Higbee's. Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Higbee's was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] In 1987, Higbee's was sold to the joint partnership of Dillard's department stores and Youngstown -based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo. [2] The stores continued to operate under the ...

  5. Cleveland Division of Police - Wikipedia

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    CDP badge - features number (for patrol officers) or rank in the middle. The Cleveland Division of Police ( CDP) is the governmental agency responsible for law enforcement in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Under mayor Justin Bibb, Dornat "Wayne" Drummond is the current Interim Director of Public Safety, and Dorothy Todd is Chief of Police. [3]

  6. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Wikipedia

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    0-253-31303-1. Website. case .edu /ech /. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is a historical reference work covering Greater Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio community. It was the first modern study of an American city published in encyclopedia format. [1] It had two print editions (1987 and 1996) before moving online, becoming the first ...

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleveland

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    There are 432 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Cuyahoga County, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Cleveland is the location of 274 of these properties and districts, including 3 of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remainder are listed separately.

  8. Cleveland Division of Fire - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. IAFF website. The Cleveland Division of Fire provides fire protection and works with Cleveland EMS to provide emergency medical service to the city of Cleveland, [3] Ohio. [4] The department, which was founded in April 1863, is responsible for 82 square miles (210 km 2) with a population of over 390,000 people.

  9. Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 54th-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. [11] The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area , the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland– Akron – Canton combined ...