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1721: "The Naming of Cleveland"
Episode 17241
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Interesting Things with JC #1721: "The Naming of Cleveland" – A surveying party names a new settlement after General Moses Cleaveland even though he wanted a different name, then he leaves and never returns. Over time, the city drops a letter from his name, while generations of settlers transform a frontier village into one of America's largest metropolitan areas.