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Cleveland (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 29 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.4833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 081 41 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -81.6833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Lake Erie at mouth of Cuyahoga River; city was laid out by surveyors from Connecticut; developed after New York State opened Erie Canal in 1825, when Ohio constructed canal to join the lake and Ohio River; industry grew after Civil War. |
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| Cleveland (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | name was first spelled this way when a newpaper dropped the "a" to shorten a masthead in 1832 |
| Forest City (C,V)
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| קליבלנד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Cleaveland (H,V)
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............ | named for founder Moses Cleaveland in 1796 |
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Ohio (state) (P) |
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Cleveland (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Amerindians & French established trading posts in area in 18th cen.; surveyed by Connecticut Land Company in 1796 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1836 |
| county seat (C) |
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since 1810 |
| inland port (C) |
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major St. Lawrence Seaway port, for transshipment of lumber, copper & iron ore on Lake Erie |
| transportation center (C) |
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for water, rail & road traffic |
| industrial center (C) |
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for steel, aluminum, enamelware, hardware, appliances, tractors, automobiles, machine tools, petrochemicals & airplane parts |
| scientific center (C) |
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headquarters for many medical & industrial research centers; has a famous zoological park & horticultural centers |
| educational center (C) |
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for Case Western Reserve University, institutes of art & music, & other institutions |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for art museum & orchestra |
| sporting center (C) |
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has well-known baseball & football teams |
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