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

Jeptha Wade

1811-1890

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Jeptha Wade Marker

Inscription. Financier, philanthropist, founder of the Western Union telegraph company in 1856. First president of Lake View Cemetery Association in 1869, donated land to City of Cleveland for Wade Park and co-founded the Case School of Applied Science in 1880.

Erected by Lake View Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 41° 30.753′ N, 81° 35.282′ 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: Benjamin Rose (within shouting distance of this marker); Adella Prentiss Hughes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raymond J. "Chappie" Chapman (about 700 feet away); Dr. Andrew C. Novick (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Lieutenant Roger Cleveland Newberry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry A. Sherwin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome To The James A. Garfield Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexander Winton (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. Jeptha Wade Marker

Wade monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

3. Wade monument

Wade monument (detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

4. Wade monument (detail)

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 1,610 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.