History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Classic Reprint)

Cuyahoga and the acts of the inhabitants of that territory. Everything lying beyond those limits will receive only such mention as may be necessary to show the connection of the chain of events. The work is naturally divided into three portions. The first consists of a general history of the county, comprising a connected chronological record of the principal events from the earliest accounts down to the year 1879; followed by some statistical matter, by condensed histories of the principal regiments and batteries containing Cuyahoga county soldiers in theW ar for the Union, and by sketches of various organizations which pertain to the county at large, but an account of which cannot well be incorporated in the continuous record. The second part is composed of a history of the city of Cleveland constructed on the same plan; that is, with a general account of the citys magnificent progress from its first permanent settlement by the whites to the present time, accompanied with separate sketches of the various churches, societies, and other prominent institutions within its present corporate limits. The third part will be occupied by histories of all the townships in the county; each being arranged on the same plan as that of the city, though necessarily occupying far less space, and the first settlement by the whites being taken as the starting point in each. Interspersed among these city and township histories will be found numerous portraits of citizens of the county, accompanied by biographical sketches, together with illustrations of buildings and natural scenery. The earlier portion of the general history of the county is necessarily derived entirely from books, while for the later part contributions have also been levied on newspapers, manuscript records and personal reminiscences. For the city and township histories we have depended principally on the th(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) Read more