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Monroe Street Cemetery
The Monroe Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 3207 Monroe Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It was designated a historic landmark by the City of Cleveland Landmarks Commission in 1973. History Samuel P. Lord was one of the 57 investors in the Connecticut Land Company, a land speculation business formed in 1795 to take control of, survey, and encourage settlement in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Lord's investment entitled him to a portion of the Reserve, and he was allotted land along the west bank of the Cuyahoga River. His son, Richard Lord, emigrated to the area in 1818. With his brother-in-law, Josiah Barber, Richard Lord founded Brooklyn Township on June 1, 1818, on part of Samuel Lord's land. Burials at the site of the cemetery began about 1818. In January 1836, Lord and Barber sold of land to the township for $160 (about ($ in dollars) for use as a cemetery. Ohio City was incorporated from part of Brooklyn Township on March 3, 1836, and the cemetery became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
