Shaker Historical Society & Museum
The society and museum were founded in 1947 to preserve and promote the history of the North Union Shaker Community and Shaker Heights, one of the nation's model "garden city" suburbs and on the National Register of Hi... heritagesites.com
Steamship William G. Mather Museum, The
In December, 1987, the Steamship William G Mather was donated to The Great Lakes Historical Society. The society began preparations for the Mather's new career as a museum ship. The William G. Mather is a retired Great... heritagesites.com
Lakewood Historical Society & Museum
The society, founded in 1952, serves the community through tours of the museum, special displays for area schools and libraries, in-school talks taken to classrooms to illustrate early life in Lakewood, establishment o... heritagesites.com
Woodland Cemetery
[side A] Howard Daniels, who lived from 1815-1863, was a noted architect and landscape gardener. Over the course of his life, he designed six Ohio and New York cemeteries, including Woodland that began in 1852 when he laid out ... hmdb.org
Cleveland Grays
The Cleveland Grays were organized by statute in 1837 as an independent volunteer militia company. The Grays were the first company to leave Cleveland for service during the Civil War. In April 1861, they were designated Compan... hmdb.org
Karamu House
Karamu House, Incorporated was established in 1915 as the Playhouse Settlement, one of Cleveland's many settlement houses for migrant and immigrant communities. Initiated by the Men's Club of the Second Presbyterian Church, in ... hmdb.org
Shaker Square
Shaker Square, the nation's second oldest planned shopping center was originally developed by the Van Sweringen brothers and opened for business in October, 1929. Currently owned and operated by Shaker Square Ltd., this center ... hmdb.org
Dunham Tavern
Dunham Tavern is the oldest building still standing on its original site in the City of Cleveland. Once a stagecoach stop on the old Buffalo-Cleveland-Detroit road (modern Euclid Avenue), the tavern dates from 1824. The structu... hmdb.org
Western Reserve Historical Society Library
The largest American History research center in northern Ohio, the Library's holdings consists of 235,000 books; 25,000 volumes of newspapers; 30,500 rolls of microfilm; 1,000,000 prints and photographs; and more than 3... discoverohio.com
League Park
League Park opened on May 1, 1891, with the legendary Cy Young pitching for the Cleveland Spiders in their win over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The park remained the home of Cleveland's professional baseball and football teams unti... hmdb.org
The History Of Hough (1799-1979)
Oliver and Eliza Hough settled in the area now known as Hough in 1799. Upon their death in 1866, the land was rendered to the residents of the community has has been heretofore known as the Hough area. Unknowingly to the Hough'... hmdb.org
James Abram Garfield Grave Site
20th United States President. His administration lasted but 200 days of which 80 were spent languishing in a fight for his life after being shot in the back by an assassin. He was born in rural Ohio's Cuyahoga County whic... findagrave.com
John D. Rockefeller, Sr Grave Site
American financier, oil magnate and philanthropist. Best known as the patriarch of the socially prominent Rockefeller family of New York, founder of the Standard Oil Company and founder of the Rockefeller Foundation. He w... findagrave.com
Raymond Johnson Chapman
Raymond Bradley Sherman Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player, spending his entire career as a shortstop for Cleveland.He was the first Major League Baseball player to have di... waymarking.com
Colonel Charles Young
Colonel Charles Young, cavalryman, military intelligence officer, Huachuca commander, and paragon of honor. An American Legend Charles Young was the third black graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1889. You... hmdb.org
In Memory Of The Teachers And Children Who Lost Their Lives...
Teachers and Pupils who lost their lives in the Collinwood School Fire, March 4, 1908 Teachers: Grace Fiske, Katherine Weiler Pupils: Ila Adams, Irene Apari, Adelbert Baldwin, Luretta Baldwin, Glenn Barber, Clayton Bell, George... hmdb.org
The Cozad-bates House / Anti-slavery And Abolition
The Cozad-Bates House is one of the oldest remaining structures in Cleveland's University Circle. The original section, built circa 1853, is the only pre-Civil War residential structure left in the neighborhood. Built by Samuel... hmdb.org
Cuyahoga County Soldiers' And Sailors' Monument
This monument, dedicated July 4, 1894, honors Cuyahoga County men and women, who performed military and patriotic duties during the Civil War (1861-1865). William J. Gleason (1846-1905), army veteran and local businessman, prop... hmdb.org