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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 ...
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.
The Cleveland Press ceases publication. Cleveland named an All-America City for second time. 1984 – Cleveland named an All-America City for third time. 1986 Cleveland named an All-America City for fourth time. Cleveland selected as site for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1987 – Cleveland emerges from default.
A History of Cleveland, Ohio: Biographical. Vol. 2 (SJ Clarke Publishing Company, 1910). online; Edward Hungerford (1913), "Sixth City", The Personality of American Cities, New York: McBride, Nast & Company; Elroy McKendree Avery (1918). A History of Cleveland and Its Environs: the Heart of New Connecticut. 3 volumes. Chicago, IL: Lewis ...
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. WRHS is focused on the history of the Western Reserve. WRHS celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.
Cleveland mayor, Michael R. White, worked with the NFL and Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to bring back the Browns beginning in the 1999 season, retaining all team history. [253] In Cleveland's earlier football history, the Cleveland Bulldogs won the NFL Championship in 1924, [254] and the Cleveland Rams won the NFL Championship in 1945 before ...
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University and Western Reserve Historical Society. 11 November 2020. "The Flats [Ohio]". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
Cleveland was established one year later by General Moses Cleaveland near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. [ 9 ] Cuyahoga County was created on June 7, 1807, and organized on May 1, 1810.