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

Carl B. Stokes

1927-1996

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Carl B. Stokes Marker

Inscription. First African American mayor of a major metropolitan area from 1967-1971 after serving in the Ohio House for six years. Elected municipal judge in 1983, appointed U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles in 1994, first black anchor to broadcast television news in New York City for WNBC-TV.

Erected by Lake View Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 41° 30.858′ N, 81° 35.733′ W. Marker is in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20). Marker is in Lake View Cemetery. 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: Rufus Dunham (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ernest R. Ball (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of the Teachers and Children Who Lost Their Lives in the Collinwood School Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Collin Wood School Fire March 4, 1908 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Carabelli (approx. ¼ mile away); L. Pearl Mitchell (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Adella Prentiss Hughes (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Henry A. Sherwin (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Henry A. Sherwin (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. Carl B. Stokes Marker

Carl B. Stokes grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. Carl B. Stokes grave marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,535 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.