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Explore 17 old historical maps of Cleveland, OH from 1903 to now. Discover history with a hi-res interactive explorer. Buy a map for your home.
Cleveland was founded in 1796, the result of a Connecticut Land Company survey of a 3.3-million-acres on the shores of Lake Erie that it would originally call, “The Western Reserve.” Named after General Moses Cleaveland, the City of Cleveland was incorporated in 1836.
THE FIRST MAP OF CLEVELAND or “The Spafford Map,” is a manuscript map created on the townsite being surveyed by MOSES CLEAVELAND’s party in September of 1796.
Cleveland's city government took its present shape in Jan. 1914 with implementation of a new Home Rule Charter (see HOME RULE) which increased the city's powers of self-government so that it could deal with modern, complex urban affairs.
Nov 25, 2019 · When the city incorporated in 1836, they decided to adopt the same spelling as the papers. But dropping the “a” actually goes back farther. Some of Cleaveland’s own surveying team skipped the letter on maps they drew up in the 1790s, according to two maps at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
- Abby Burton
Cleveland began to grow rapidly after the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1832, turning the village into a key link between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, particularly once the city railroad links were added.
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History. The City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836, splitting from Brooklyn Township. The city grew from a population of 2,400 people in the early 1830s to over 4,000 in 1850. The municipality was annexed by Cleveland on June 5, 1854.
