St. Clair - Superior in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Legacy

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

1. Legacy Marker

Inscription.

"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made."
- Albert Einstein

"If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India."
- Max Mueller

India's legacy to humanity can be felt in many fields, such as education, math, science, and health. Significant discoveries and inventions include:

Cultivation and mordant dyeing of cotton, c. 4000 BC • Earliest treatises on geometry, c. 3000 BC • Yoga and meditation, c. 1500 BC • Earliest school of medicine, c. 1000 BC • Development of the decimal system, c. 498 BC • Earliest production of watered steel, c. 400 BC • First university, c. 427 AD • First textual reference to zero as part of a number, c. 458 AD • Game of chess, c. 600 AD

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 41° 31.42′ N, 81° 37.434′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in St. Clair - Superior. It is

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at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive and East Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1190 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland OH 44108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s 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: Universal Brotherhood (here, next to this marker); Artistic Traditions (here, next to this marker); Federation of India Community Association (a few steps from this marker); Leadership (a few steps from this marker); Modern India (a few steps from this marker); Connections (a few steps from this marker); James Mercer Langston Hughes (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

2. Legacy Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

3. Legacy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.