Cleveland's Harbor
Cleveland's Harbor

Author: Jay Clarence Ehle

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780873385435

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In 1796, the mouth of the Cuyahoga River was designated as the port of entry for the Ohio frontier. Nearing its 200th anniversary, this study chronicles the challenges, struggles and politics of establishing and maintaining the major port. Its future challenges are also outlined.

Cleveland's Lighthouses
Cleveland's Lighthouses

Author: Janice B. Patterson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738560564

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Missionary-geographer John Heckewelder was prophetic in the 1790s when he mapped the place where the Cuyahoga River flows into Lake Erie. He wrote, "Cujahaga will hereafter be a place of great importance." In 1796, surveyors arrived to plot a new town and named it after their superintendent, Moses Cleaveland. Soon Cleveland (the a was omitted on early maps) was a magnet for inventors and entrepreneurs. By 1829-1830, a lighthouse was necessary to support lake traffic spurred by shipbuilding, shipping, and population growth. A succession of taller, brighter structures has guided mariners into the Cleveland harbor, creating a splendid history. Remarkable people have tended these sometimes-silent sentinels through decades of calm nights and dramatic storms, subtly contributing to the region's growth and prosperity.