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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.
Facts About Cleveland History. Cleveland was founded in 1796, the result of a Connecticut Land Company survey of a 3.3-million-acres on the shores of Lake Erie that it would originally call, “The Western Reserve.”. Named after General Moses Cleaveland, the City of Cleveland was incorporated in 1836.
Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in Northeast Ohio along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the U.S. maritime border with Canada and lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Pennsylvania.
References. External links. Timeline of Cleveland. This article is a timeline of the history of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, USA . 1904 map of Cleveland. 18th century. 1796 – Moses Cleaveland and survey party arrive at the location that would later become Cleveland. [1] 1797 – Lorenzo Carter, a prominent early settler, arrives. 19th century.
Cleveland is a culturally diverse city on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout Northeast Ohio.
Cleveland, City (pop., 2020: 372,624), northeastern Ohio, U.S. Located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is Ohio’s second largest city. Initially the site of French and Indian trading posts, it took its name from Moses Cleaveland, who surveyed the area in 1796.
Cleveland is a city of paradoxes. It is a sprawling metropolis and a small town. It is a city that pioneered in social reforms of all kinds, and yet it is a bastion of conservatism.
