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

Adella Prentiss Hughes

1869-1950

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Adella Prentiss Hughes Marker

Inscription. Sponsored Cleveland performances by the world's best musicians beginning in 1901. Founded the Musical Arts Association in 1915 and the Cleveland Orchestra in 1918.

Erected by Lake View Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 41° 30.781′ N, 81° 35.382′ W. Marker is in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It can be reached from Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20). Marker is located 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: Jeptha Wade (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Rose (about 600 feet away); Raymond J. "Chappie" Chapman (about 600 feet away); Henry A. Sherwin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexander Winton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Andrew C. Novick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome To The James A. Garfield Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); President James A. Garfield Memorial Restoration (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

Also see . . . Entry on Hughes in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

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. (Submitted on April 16, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

Adella Prentiss Hughes gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. Adella Prentiss Hughes gravesite

Adella Prentiss Hughes grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. Adella Prentiss Hughes 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 1,488 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.