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

Joseph Carabelli

1850-1911

Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

1. Joseph Carabelli Marker

Inscription. Sculptor, state legislator, founder of the Lake View Granite and Monumental Works in 1879. Called the "Father of Little Italy". He helped found the Alta House. While in the Ohio House of Representatives authored the bill making Columbus Day a legal holiday in 1910.

Erected by Lake View Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 41° 30.675′ N, 81° 35.612′ W. Marker is in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ernest R. Ball (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); L. Pearl Mitchell (about 600 feet away); Burial Place of James A. Garfield (about 700 feet away); Alexander Winton (about 700 feet away); Adella Prentiss Hughes (approx. ¼ mile away); Carl B. Stokes (approx. ¼ mile away); Rufus Dunham (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry A. Sherwin (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland Heights.

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The Carabelli family plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, September 28, 2008

2. The Carabelli family plot

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 1,289 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.