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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 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.
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 ...
Happy birthday, Cleveland! News 5 reporter John Kosich reminds us of the history of the city, through a tale as old as time.
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is a historical reference work covering Greater Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio community.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 encyclopedia of a major American city on the ...
The demographics of Cleveland have fluctuated throughout the city's history. From its founding in 1796, Cleveland 's population grew to 261,353 by 1890, and to 796,841 by 1920, making it the fifth largest city in the United States at the time.
A photograph taken on Public Square of hundreds of Cleveland veterans from the American Civil War in 1865. Cleveland, Ohio, was an important Northern city during the American Civil War. It provided thousands of troops to the Union Army, as well as millions of dollars in supplies, equipment, food, and support to the soldiers. [1]
Moses Cleaveland (January 29, 1754 – November 16, 1806) was an American lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the city of Cleveland, Ohio, while surveying the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1796. During the American Revolution, Cleaveland was the brigadier general of the Connecticut militia.