History of the City of Cleveland – Walter Scott Robison
This finely arranged book of almost 250 pages upon the history of Ohio’s metropolis Cleveland fills the place for which it was intended with no small degree of success, and has the advantage which no former history of the city possesses, that of conciseness combined with newness. It has a vast amount of information clearly arranged, and its writer has shown himself acquainted with and interested in his task.
History of the City of Cleveland
Format: Paperback.
History of the City of Cleveland
ISBN: 9783849675714.
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Basics on Cleveland (from Wikipedia):
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the state’s second most populous county. The city proper has a population of 388,072, making Cleveland the 51st largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio after Columbus. Greater Cleveland ranked as the 32nd largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and ranks 15th in the United States.
The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location on the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines. Cleveland’s economy has diversified sectors that include manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedical. Cleveland is also home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Residents of Cleveland are called “Clevelanders”. Cleveland has many nicknames, the oldest of which in contemporary use being “The Forest City”.
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