CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and
its various communities -- Cleveland, Lakeview, Riverside, Berea, Chagrin
Falls, Collinwood, Newburgh, Brooklin, etc. -- are recalled in colorful narratives
and factual data in this NEW 83 page booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's
Historical Collections of Ohio, the WPA book: The
Ohio Guide, and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet
is printed on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading.
IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKLET the buyer
will receive THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2
x 11 Prints of engravings from the original book, suitable
for framing. These include a photograph taken in 1888 of the Superior Street
Viaduct in Cleveland, an 1846 view of Cleveland, and a 1946 sketch of Chagrin
Falls.
Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet
are: the first permanent settlement at Cleveland, the first militia muster,
Garfield's Monument, boating accidents, the hanging of O'Mic, a wild "return
of peace" celebration, the Berea Sandstone industry, various city parks and
monuments, a visit with Col. Charles Whittlesey, and a look at plucky pioneer
women.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 County Officials and businesses, along with biographical
data on a number of prominent citizens: Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland, Gen.
Moses Cleaveland, Gov. Ruben Wood, Sherlock James Andrews, Rufus P. Ranney,
Henry Chisholm, Charles F. Brush, John Henry Devereux, Leonard Case, Edwin
Cowles, Henry B. Payne, Joseph Perkins, Rebecca Elliott Cromwell Rouse, Gov.
John Brough, Amasa Stone, and Jephtha H. Wade.
An extensive history of pre-1933 journalism
in Cuyahoga County, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties, another depicting
Ohio in 1805, and articles on Dunham Tavern and several colleges are also
included. The excerpt on Cleveland from the WPA Writer's Project of 1940
brings the book into the 20th Century with historical insights and points
of interest.
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