Cleveland Heights in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Alexander Winton

1860-1932

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Alexander Winton Marker

Inscription. Automobile entrepeneur. He founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company which sold the first standard model American-made gasoline powered automobile in 1898. It had 2 cylinders and 10 horse power and sold for $1,000. He produced the first American diesel engine in 1913 and sold his company to General Motors in 1930.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 41° 30.625′ N, 81° 35.464′ W. Marker is in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue. Marker is in Lake View Cemetery, just northeast of the Garfield monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry A. Sherwin (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial Place of James A. Garfield (within shouting distance of this marker); President James A. Garfield Memorial Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome To The James A. Garfield Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Andrew C. Novick (about 500 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Alan Freed (about 500 feet away); Joseph Carabelli (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

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Also see . . .
1. Lake View Cemetery. (Submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)
2. Entry on Winton in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. (Submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. Alexander Winton Marker

The Winton Family Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. The Winton Family Plot

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,766 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.