Near Woodland Avenue (Ohio Route 87) at East 69th Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
The Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry was the first Ohio regiment mustered for three years’ service in the Civil War, and also the first Ohio regiment in which the field officers were appointed by the governor of Ohio. Known as the “Regiment . . . — — Map (db m294755) HM
On Woodlawn Cemetery at Woodlawn Avenue, on the right on Woodlawn Cemetery.
Killed in action
W. D. Hazzard • J. Iliff • T. G. Dickson • H. McCarty • L. Gill • J. C. Barton • M. Haack
D
W. Hamilton • S. Clifford • I. W. Barker • E. Sims • H. Durkee • H. H Smith • F. Hooker • J. White • G. Clifford
E . . . — — Map (db m302126) WM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
After several close calls, the Cleveland Indians reached the pinnacle of Major League Baseball success and claimed the franchise’s first World Series title. The season and team hit a low point when star shortstop Ray Chapman was struck and killed by . . . — — Map (db m191293) HM
On West 11th Street at Rowley Avenue, on the right when traveling south on West 11th Street.
"Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an Oldsmobile man.”
Despite the fact that the movie A Christmas Story was shot on a small budget, producers sought to make the film historically accurate. . . . — — Map (db m297137) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
After a 28-year draught, Cleveland saw its beloved tribe in the World Series again. A pitching staff featuring Bob Feller, Satchel Paige, Mike Garcia, Bob Lemon, and Gene Bearden helped the Indians finish the regular season at 97-58 and in a tie . . . — — Map (db m182265) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
The tribe managed to accumulate 111 wins (franchise record) in 1954. Finishing eight games ahead of the Yankees, the Indians were set to play the Giants of New York. The Indians featured three future Hall of Fame pitchers (Feller, Lemon, and Wynn) . . . — — Map (db m182268) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
After decades of dormancy, Cleveland was awakened by the Indians steamrolling to an A.L. Central Division Title, their first title in 41 years. Their record of 100-44 allowed them to win the division by a MLB record 30 games. Thrilling victories . . . — — Map (db m182281) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Cleveland was rocking in 1997 when it hosted the All-Star Game. Hometown player Sandy Alomar captured the All-Star MVP award with what turned out to be a game winning two-run home run in the 7th inning. The team quickly erased the disappointment of . . . — — Map (db m182283) HM
On East 14th Street at Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the left when traveling north on East 14th Street.
'Abdu'l-Bahá (1844-1921) visited Cleveland on His historic journeys to Europe and North America to proclaim the message of His Father, Bahá'u'liáh, Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Together they suffered 40 years of imprisonment and exile, which . . . — — Map (db m17950) HM
Near Saint Clair Avenue Northeast at East Mall Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Statesman Patriot Beloved citizen of the United States of America Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we . . . — — Map (db m182169) HM WM
On Superior Avenue west of East Roadway, on the right when traveling east.
Abraham Lincoln visited Cleveland twice; once in life and the other in death. The first visit was on February 15-16, 1861, while in route to his presidential inauguration. The second, more solemn visit was on April 28, 1865. Cleveland was one of . . . — — Map (db m295779) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
Addeline was the wife of H. Pelton and died at the early age of 22 years during childbirth. She is one the earliest recorded burials in Monroe, predating the sale of the property to Brooklyn Township in 1836. Her tombstone is the type that is . . . — — Map (db m297917) HM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at Liberty Drive, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
Acquiring the African American Cultural Garden was a struggle for equitable access to public space in Cleveland during the Civil Rights era. Between 1961 and 1977, Black Clevelanders sought space to celebrate Black pride and culture within . . . — — Map (db m295741) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Sandy Alomar Jr. thrills the Cleveland crowd and captures All-Star Game MVP honors, hitting the game-winning homer for the American League in front of hometown fans. — — Map (db m183850) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Facing elimination in 1997 ALDS, Sandy Alomar Jr. homers off New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning of Game Four. Tribe goes on to win Games Four and Five to face Baltimore in the ALCS. — — Map (db m183866) HM
On Kinsman Road (U.S. 422) at East 146th Street, on the right when traveling east on Kinsman Road.
Andrew J. Rickoff,
Educator, Administrator, Innovator.
The Cleveland Public School Board recognized one of its first superintendents by naming one of its elementary schools in his honor. Andrew Jackson Rickoff (1824-1899) was born in New . . . — — Map (db m137061) HM
On Euclid Avenue at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Euclid Avenue.
Designed by John M. Eisenmann and George H. Smith as a big-city mercantile center. The five-story galleries connect the ten-story towers facing the city's two main thoroughfares. Of unique architectural design and of daring construction, its . . . — — Map (db m295972) HM
Near Superior Street (U.S. 20) west of East 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Designed by John M. Eisemann and George H. Smith as a big city mercantile center. The five-story galleries connect the ten story towers facing the city's two main thoroughfares. Of unique architectural design and of daring construction, its . . . — — Map (db m309440) HM
On East 9th Street, on the left when traveling north.
1911 - Founding member, Cleveland Rotary Club
1913 - President, Cleveland Rotary Club
1914-15 - Director, International Assn. of Rotary Clubs
1916-17 - 6th President, Rotary International
A business, civic, and cultural leader of . . . — — Map (db m258310) HM
On West 6th Street just north of West Saint Clair Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The interplay of local expertise versus national reputation, evident in the Warehouse District, played itself out in an adjacent area of Downtown. Daniel Burnham, commissioned by Samuel Mather to build the Western Reserve Building in 1891, was . . . — — Map (db m192487) HM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at East Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
“I was tired and sleeping on my idle bed and imagined all work had ceased. In the morning I woke up and found my garden full with wonders of flowers."
- Rabindranath Tagore
"To be present, as I have been, at a 'chamber . . . — — Map (db m297733) HM
Alternating layers of red jasper and gray magnetite iron ore
Precambrian
About 2,500 million years old, some of the earliest formed rock in North America. Mined from the Temagami Iron Formation.
Sherman Mine Named for Frank A. . . . — — Map (db m250427) HM
On Mayfield Road (U.S. 322) at Circle Drive, on the right when traveling east on Mayfield Road.
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and of those who did not make it. There . . . — — Map (db m293706) HM
On Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Euclid Avenue.
Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who broadcast from the studios of WJW Radio, located on this site, and Leo Mintz, owner of a Cleveland record store, are credited with popularizing the phrase, "Rock 'N' Roll" music. Freed is considered the . . . — — Map (db m297041) HM
On East 9th Street, on the left when traveling north.
When radio station WJW disc jockey Alan Freed (1921-1965) used the term "rock and roll" to describe the uptempo black rhythm and blues records he played beginning in 1951, he named a new genre of popular music that appealed to audiences on both . . . — — Map (db m17955) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Greatest pitcher in Indians history. Tribe all-time leader in Wins (266), Strikeouts (2581), Starts, Complete Games, and Innings. “Rapid Robert” led A.L. in Wins six times and Strikeouts seven times. Set club single-season records for Strikeouts . . . — — Map (db m182401) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Conversion from position player to pitcher launched Hall of Fame Career. Seven-time 20-game winner led A.L. in wins three times (1950, ’54 & ’55). Trails only Bob Feller and Mel Harder in Club wins (207), starts (350), and innings pitched (2850). . . . — — Map (db m183801) HM
On Broadway Avenue (Ohio Route 43) at East 55th Street on Broadway Avenue.
North and South Broadway were originally part of Newburgh Township, organized in 1814 as one of the earliest settlements in Cuyahoga County. The contruction of the Ohio & Erie Canal and later railroads led to industrial and commercial growth, . . . — — Map (db m21073) HM
For more than 120 years, the natural amphitheater of Brookside
Stadium has been a place of recreation for visitors to enjoy
community events, festivals, and even a concert by John Philip
Sousa. Engineered by William Stinchcomb, chief architect of . . . — — Map (db m136900) HM
On East 9th Street 0.1 miles north of Erieside Avenue (North Marginal Road), on the right when traveling north.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with federal navigation operation and maintenance of harbors in the United States. As part of this mission, the Buffalo District is responsible for annual channel maintenance and breakwater repair for . . . — — Map (db m192565) HM
On Lakeside Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In August 1903, architects Daniel H. Burnham, John M. Carrére, and Arnold W. Brunner presented Mayor Tom L. Johnson and the City of Cleveland a plan that epitomized the City Beautiful Movement in America. The Group Plan envisioned a grand landscaped . . . — — Map (db m237539) HM
On East 6th Street at Rockwell Avenue, on the left when traveling south on East 6th Street.
Constructed in 1916 as the headquarters for the East Ohio Gas Company and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Restored and renovated in 2011 to become the home of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, a law firm founded in . . . — — Map (db m187531) HM
On University Road at West 10th Street, on the right when traveling east on University Road. Reported permanently removed.
Opened in July 1862, the 35 1/2-acre site here in Brooklyn Township's University Heights served as the largest Civil War army camp of rendezvous, organization, and training in northeast Ohio. It was bordered by Hershel (now West 5th) and . . . — — Map (db m295768) HM
On West 7th Street at West 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on West 7th Street.
Opened in July 1862, the 35½-acre site here in Brooklyn Township's University Heights served as the largest Civil War army camp of rendezvous, organization, and training in northeast Ohio. It was bordered by Hershel (now West 5th) and University . . . — — Map (db m295769) HM
On West Street west of Columbus Road, on the right when traveling west.
Starting in 1827, the Ohio & Erie Canal connected Ohio to New York and New Orleans, promoting westward expansion and a national market economy. Today, the Ohio & Erie Canalway is a National Heritage Area, offering trails, scenic byways, canal . . . — — Map (db m296755) HM
Near Lakeside Avenue East at East 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The City of Cleveland rededicated this building on the Third Day of November, 1995, as the Carl B. Stokes Public Utilities Building. Mayor Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major American city, served the city from 1967 to 1971. This . . . — — Map (db m182184) HM
On Lakeside Avenue East west of East 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Carl Burton Stokes (1927-1996). Carl Stokes was born in Cleveland on June 21, 1927. Recognized for his trailblazing service as a public official, Stokes is one of the few American politicians whose career spanned all three branches of state . . . — — Map (db m202302) HM
Near Lakeside Avenue East east of East 6th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Polish American patriot aided the colonists in their fight for liberty dying gloriously in the Battle of Savannah. Brandywine • Germantown • Valley Forge Egg Harbor • Charleston • Savannah — — Map (db m182200) HM WM
Formed by erosion of Cleveland shale and cascading 48 feet, making it the tallest waterfall in the county, the Cataract Falls of Mill Creek powered the gristmill and sawmill built by William Wheeler Williams and Major Wyatt in 1799. The mills, . . . — — Map (db m21071) HM
On Robert Lockwood Jr Drive at West Superior Street, on the left when traveling north on Robert Lockwood Jr Drive.
From Cleveland's beginning, the Cuyahoga River has been the heart of the region and a reflection of its people - hard-working, relentless, and enduring.
Its ongoing resurrection since the June 22, 1969 fire on its surface is a testament to the . . . — — Map (db m296758) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
Westel Weed was a ship's carpenter who lived in Cleveland with his wife Mary and commuted to Vermilion to the shipyards that once were an economic factor in that small town. They purchased a grave plot at Monroe Street Cemetery and invested in a . . . — — Map (db m297922) HM
On Lamont Avenue 0.1 miles east of East 97th Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Charles Waddell Chesnutt was born in Cleveland on June 30, 1858 and died November 15, 1932. He has been called "The pioneer of the color line" and was an author, crusader for racial and social justice, humanitarian, and forerunner of the Harlem . . . — — Map (db m255740) HM
Distinguished Indian chief
Brave in war ... valiant in peace
Algonquin Nation ... Osaukee Tribe
Bear Clan
Born Saukeenuk, IA, 1810
Died Cleveland, 1844
After the Black Hawk War where Joc-O-Sot received the wound that finally caused . . . — — Map (db m17900) HM
On South Roadway at West Roadway, on the right when traveling west on South Roadway.
May the spirit of Ralphie's quest for the Red Ryder BB gun and the tale of the Parker Family Christmas continue to bring joy to all who visit this historic location.
Let this plaque serve as a tribute to the enduring legacy of A Christmas . . . — — Map (db m296989) HM
On Clark Avenue west of West 56th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A
More Than a Bath House
Cleveland's bath houses created important social gathering spaces for their diverse immigrant communities. The Clark Avenue neighborhood included residents from the Central and Eastern European countries . . . — — Map (db m308740) HM
On Lorain Avenue (Ohio Route 10) at West 30th Street, on the right when traveling west on Lorain Avenue.
This facility is named in honor of Christopher Clavius, S.J. (circa 1537-1612), mathematician, astronomer, and professor at the Jesuits' Roman College.
Referred to as "the Euclid of the sixteenth century," Clavius wrote many textbooks and . . . — — Map (db m297926) HM
On Lakeside Avenue East at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Lakeside Avenue East.
Dedicated to the service of the citizens of the City of Cleveland by Mayor Harry L. Davis July 4, 1916
Re-dedicated to the service of the citizens of the city of Cleveland by Mayor Frank G. Jackson — — Map (db m213378) HM
On Bolivar Road near Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Cleveland Grays were organized by statute in 1837 as an independent volunteer militia company. The Grays were the first company to leave Cleveland for service during the Civil War. In April 1861, they were designated Company E, 1st Ohio . . . — — Map (db m17902) HM
Scientists and medical research companies come from all over the world to study the Hamann-Todd Osteological Collection, which contains 3,100 modern human skeletons and more than 900 non-human primate skeletons.
The Cleveland Museum of . . . — — Map (db m250425) HM
On Abbey Avenue west of West 14th Street, on the right when traveling west.
(left:) The Van Sweringen brothers' development of the Cleveland Union Terminal and its crown, Terminal Tower, focused rail traffic to a hub in downtown Cleveland.
This development is evidence of the importance of rail . . . — — Map (db m156648) HM
On Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling east on Euclid Avenue. Reported missing.
The Theater District, bound by Chester Avenue, Prospect Avenue, East 18th, East 9th and East 12th Streets, came into being at the turn of the 20th century, when Cleveland emerged as a thriving metropolis. Built between 1890-1928, the area hosted a . . . — — Map (db m255623) HM
On Superior Avenue at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Superior Avenue.
In 1890, Cleveland Public Library was the first large metropolitan library in the nation to adopt the "open shelf plan." Prior to this innovation, only library employees could retrieve books stored in closed stacks. Allowing patrons the freedom . . . — — Map (db m295781) HM
Near Marjorie Rosenbaum Plaza just north of North Marginal Road, on the right when traveling south.
Cod carried several types of main deck guns during WW II. First a 4-inch diameter gun was mounted forward of the conning tower. Later this 7-ton gun firing 5-inch diameter shells replaced it on Cod and most other US subs. Unlike previous sub . . . — — Map (db m247953) HM
On Kumquat Avenue at Maple Road, on the right when traveling north on Kumquat Avenue.
In memory of
the teachers and children
who lost their lives in
the Collinwood School fire
Teachers and pupilis who lost their lives in the Collin Wood School Fire March 4, 1908
Teachers
Grace Fiske • Katherine Weiler
Pupils . . . — — Map (db m297150) HM
On East 152nd Street at Lucknow Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East 152nd Street.
On this site, Ash Wednesday, March 4, 1908 172 children 2 teachers and 1 rescuer perished in the Collinwood, Lake View School Fire.
The worst school fire this nation ever witnessed.
A stunned nation mourned.
A caring community remembers. . . . — — Map (db m296769) HM
On Prospect Road at Prospect Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Road.
Colonel Charles Young, cavalryman, military intelligence officer, Huachuca commander, and paragon of honor.
An American Legend
Charles Young was the third black graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1889. Young enjoyed . . . — — Map (db m17236) HM
On Lakeside Avenue near West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Oliver Hazard Perry was only 27 when named commander of the Lake Erie Fleet. His combination of determination and tactical brilliance won him acclaim at home and the lasting respect of the British. "More than any other battle of the time," wrote . . . — — Map (db m17868) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
The Indians erase deficits of 12-0 (in the 4th inning) and 14-2 (7th inning) to post a 15-14, 11th inning win, becoming only the third team in history, the first since 1925, to overcome a 12-run deficit and win. — — Map (db m183897) HM
On Superior Avenue (U.S. 6) just west of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Marble: 12’ x 7½’ x 8’ Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) was born in Exeter, New Hampshire to an established New England Family. In 1866, French's father moved the family to Concord, Massachusetts, the intellectual capital of New England at the . . . — — Map (db m192575) HM
On West Lakeside Avenue just east of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
On September 10, 1813, during the War of 1812, Oliver Hazard Perry commanded victory for US. Naval forces during the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-In-Bay, Ohio. The battle took place just 5 1/2 miles west of Cleveland. Many historians called the War . . . — — Map (db m213381) HM WM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at East Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
"Only through truth can untruth be vanquished. Only through love can hatred be quenched. This is the path of the Buddha and of Christ, and in our own times, that of Mahatma Gandhi and of Martin Luther King."
- Indira Gandhi . . . — — Map (db m297729) HM
On East 105th Street 0.1 miles north of Grantwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Cory United Methodist Church. Cory United Methodist Church is an icon of Cleveland’s civil rights movement. As one of the city’s largest Black-owned churches during the 1960s, Cory hosted events for national, local, and grassroots . . . — — Map (db m295738) HM
On Mayfield Road at East 115th Street, on the right when traveling east on Mayfield Road.
The Italianate house in front of you has a piece of history behind it. The original portion is the only remaining structure in University Circle that pre-dates the Civil War. Andrew Cozad built the 1853 portion of what is known today as the . . . — — Map (db m296728) HM
On Mayfield Road (U.S. 322) at East 115th Street, on the right when traveling east on Mayfield Road.
The Cozad-Bates House is one of the oldest remaining structures in Cleveland's University Circle. The original section, built circa 1853, is the only pre-Civil War residential structure left in the neighborhood. Built by Samuel and Jane Cozad's son, . . . — — Map (db m11850) HM
On Mayfield Road (U.S. 322) at East 115th Street, on the right when traveling east on Mayfield Road.
The Underground Railroad was neither a railroad, nor was it underground. The name symbolizes the secrecy required to participate in an illegal activity. Before the Civil War, what we now call university circle was rural farmland and home to . . . — — Map (db m296723) HM
On Ontario Street (U.S. 422) at Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling north on Ontario Street.
This monument, dedicated July 4, 1894, honors Cuyahoga County men and women, who performed military and patriotic duties during the Civil War (1861-1865). William J. Gleason (1846-1905), army veteran and local businessman, proposed its creation . . . — — Map (db m17862) HM
On West Saint Clair Avenue at Daniel's Way (West 2nd Street), on the right when traveling east on West Saint Clair Avenue.
Daniel R. Thompson (1935-2004) was a Cleveland poet, civil rights activist, and advocate for the homeless. Thompson became known as the first ‘Poet Laureate’ for Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1992. He presented his work at junkyards, jazz clubs, and . . . — — Map (db m182243) HM
On Lakeside Avenue East west of East 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.
In Memory of
Dennis Donahue
Beloved father, son, brother, & friend
City of Cleveland
Commissioner of the Division of Parking Facilities
1999-2005
Commissioner Donahue's passion for life was only matched by his dedication to his job and . . . — — Map (db m213418) HM
On Marjorie Rosenbaum Plaza north of North Marginal Road, on the right when traveling south.
The downward dishing (dents) in the metal deck surrounding this plaque is the result of a Japanese depthcharge attack during a war patrol. More severe damage would have been quickly repaired after the patrol. Cod crewmen collected pieces of the . . . — — Map (db m247952) HM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive at East Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
Desanka Maksimovich was a famous Serbian poet and writer and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Her poem "A Bloody Tale" and others conveyed the spirit of Serbia's courageous struggles. Doyenne of Serbian poets. Her . . . — — Map (db m297720) HM
On East 6th Street at Rockwell Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East 6th Street.
The building at 1380 E. 6th Street, designed by Walker and Weeks, served as the Cleveland Board of Education 1931-2013. During the 1950s and 1960s, the segregation of Cleveland Public Schools was the center of the city's civil rights movement. . . . — — Map (db m295782) HM
On Huron Road at Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east on Huron Road.
On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and frisk suspicious persons prior to committing a crime. On that day McFadden had . . . — — Map (db m17952) HM
On Euclid Avenue at East Roadway, on the right when traveling west on Euclid Avenue.
Downtown District, Lower Euclid Avenue, Cleveland's traditional Main Street, was once the city's preeminent retail district. Today, calling upon its strengths as a center of commerce, housing, entertainment and home to the renowned City Club of . . . — — Map (db m296990) HM
On Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) near East 69th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dunham Tavern is the oldest building still standing on its original site in the City of Cleveland. Once a stagecoach stop on the old Buffalo-Cleveland-Detroit road (modern Euclid Avenue), the tavern dates from 1824. The structure was built by Rufus . . . — — Map (db m11818) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
The “Earl of Snohomish” was the third player to have number retired (#3) by Indians (1975). His 226 HRS w/Tribe was Club record until 1996. Six-time A.L. All-Star is all-time Tribe leader in Runs (1154), Triples (121), Total Bases (3200), RBI . . . — — Map (db m183789) HM
On West 9th Street just north of West Lakeside Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Warehouse District of today is arguably the best physical remnant of 19th-century Cleveland. Although none of the residences built in that century remain, the early settlers’ street network is mostly intact.
In Cleveland's development . . . — — Map (db m192432) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
ALDS Game Two starts with a bang when Tribe skipper Mike Hargrove and starter Doc Gooden are ejected in the first inning, sparking the Indians to a 9-5 victory over Boston to tie the series at one game apiece. — — Map (db m183896) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
Elias Sims was born in Onondaga, New York, and as a young man worked as a laborer on the Erie Canal. Later he entered the business of dredging and by 1856 had moved to Cleveland working as a contractor dredging the old river bed. In addition to . . . — — Map (db m297912) HM
In 1826, when Cleveland's first cemetery closed, Cleveland village trustees paid Leonard Case Sr. one dollar for eight acres of land and dedicated it as the Erie Street Cemetery. Built on what became prime property, the cemetery touched off a . . . — — Map (db m295771) HM
Near East 9th Street north of Sumner Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
You are standing on what remains of the flooring stones of the cemetery chapel (c 1880) that stood at this location. The building was razed in 1954 when it fell into disrepair and was no longer used for its original purpose. — — Map (db m192388) HM
On Martin Luther King Junior Drive south of Saint Casimir Way, on the right when traveling south.
In 1962, Asian Indian students of Case Western Reserve University started India Association of Cleveland (IAC). In 1967, IAC started a newspaper "LOTUS," regarded as the first such Asian Indian community newspapers in the United States. In 1978, IAC . . . — — Map (db m6946) HM
On Adelbert Road at Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling north on Adelbert Road.
Side A
The home of Horatio Cyrus and Martha Cozad Ford
stood near this corner. According to interviews
conducted in the 1890s, it was a stop on the
Underground Railroad. Of New England background,
Horatio brought a set of ideals that made . . . — — Map (db m140135) HM
On West Mall Drive south of Lakeside Avenue East, on the left when traveling south.
The First Christmas Tree in America publicly lighted and displayed in a church Christmas service stood where the Cleveland Public Auditorium now stands, a designated Cleveland Landmark. On that site once stood the original Zion Lutheran Church . . . — — Map (db m182144) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Indians clinch first title since 1954 vs. Baltimore when Jim Thome catches the final out. Tribe goes on to post 100-44 record, winning A.L. Central by a Major League record of 30 games. — — Map (db m183834) HM
Frances Payne Bolton (1885-1977) was the first woman from Ohio to serve in the United States Congress. Elected in 1940 to complete the term of her late husband, Chester C. Bolton, Mrs. Bolton represented the 22nd District for 28 years. Her life long . . . — — Map (db m11927) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
Frank Robinson became the first African-American manager in major league baseball history on October 3, 1974 under the leadership and appointment by Indians Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ted Bonda and General Manager Phil . . . — — Map (db m183813) HM
On Woodland Avenue at East 66th Street, on the right when traveling west on Woodland Avenue.
Southwest quadrant:
Section 2 lot 7 Edward Wade (1802-1866) was born in Massachusetts and moved as a boy with his large family to Ashtabula. In 1832, he married Sarah Atkins, daughter of a prominent abolitionist, Josiah Atkins, who was . . . — — Map (db m297142) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a national association of Union Civil War veterans, founded in Springfield, Il, in 1866. Ten states, including Ohio, and the District of Columbia sent representatives to the GAR's first national convention . . . — — Map (db m297908) HM
On West 6th Street just south of West Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The designation of Cleveland's 19th century central business district, the Warehouse District, as a National Register Historic District and Local Landmark in 1982 obscures the fact that a more appropriate name would have been the "Historic Garment . . . — — Map (db m192479) HM
On East 55th Street near Harlem Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Garrett Augustus Morgan was an African American businessman and prolific inventor of devices that made people's lives safer and more convenient. Born on March 4, 1877 in Claysville, the Black segregated section of Paris, Kentucky, Morgan migrated . . . — — Map (db m17895) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
The type of stone used for a grave marker can indicate what year range the gravestone is from. The oldest stones are local Ohio sandstone because early on in Cleveland's history it was difficult and expensive to transport stone over long . . . — — Map (db m297913) HM
Near East 9th Street at Larry Doby Way, on the left when traveling north.
After a pair of solo shots by the White Sox in the top half of the ninth erased a 3-2 lead, PH Jason Giambi hit a two-out, two-run walk-off HR in the ninth off Addison Reed to give Cleveland a thrilling 5-4 win over White Sox. — — Map (db m183915) HM
On East 113th Street south of St. Clair Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Invited to speak at three Cleveland high schools, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful “Rise Up!" speech to students at Glenville High School on April 26, 1967. It signaled King's opening drive to elect African Americans to prominent . . . — — Map (db m295740) HM
On East 105th Street at Tacoma Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East 105th Street.
The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church (GABC) organized with 250 members on December 16, 1945, at a Phillis Wheatley Association meeting. Led by its first pastor, Rev. John Rollins Plummer, the congregation raised $47,000 to purchase the Jewish . . . — — Map (db m295739) HM
On Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Avenue.
Gustav Schaefer was born in Willmenrod, Germany in 1845 and emigrated to the US in 1866. his wife, Maria (Mary) was born in 1847, also in Germany, and emigrated to the US in 1872. They gave birth to two sons, Henry and Ernst, and three daughters, . . . — — Map (db m297907) HM
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