Today in History: Cleveland, Ohio
Today in History–July 22–the Library of Congress features Cleveland, Ohio. When General Moses Cleaveland and a party of surveyors arrived at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River on July 22, 1796, they thought it would make an ideal location for a new town. The city became officially known as Cleveland when the Cleveland Advertiser dropped the first “a” in the city’s name to reduce the length of the newspaper’s masthead. Learn more about this city on Lake Erie by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to access more primary source treasures.
Wanted – another Moses political cartoon
Cleveland correspondence, speeches & other texts
Cleveland historical newspapers (English, more papers available in other languages)
- Cleveland Morning Leader 1858-65
- Cleveland Tri-weekly Leader 1861-64
- Cleveland Daily Leader 1865-66
- The Cleveland Leader 1865
- The Toiler 1820-21
- America 1918-22
- East Cleveland Leader 1949-63