EVERETT, HENRY A. (16 Oct. 1856-10 Apr. 1917) was a street railway magnate involved with the financing, construction, and operation of many early electric railways in Cleveland and Ohio.
Born in Cleveland to Dr. Azariah and Emily (Burnham) Everett, Henry was educated in Cleveland public and private schools.
The F. B. STEARNS CO. produced automobiles in Cleveland from 1898 until Dec. 1929. Frank B. Stearns and 2 partners—Ralph R. and Raymond M. Owen—established F. B. Stearns & Co. in a shop behind the Stearns family home at Euclid and Republic (E. 101st) St. in 1898. The company made about 50 2-cylinder, 4-passenger automobiles between 1898-1900.
FARMER, JAMES (19 July 1802-17 March 1891) was a businessman closely identified with Cleveland's earliest manufacturing, mining, railroad, and banking interests.
The FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY AUTOMOBILE TRIP was made in 1903 in a Cleveland-made Winton automobile. Dr. H. Nelson Jackson, a physician from Burlington, VT, and his chauffeur, Sewell K. Croker, left San Francisco in a 2-cyl., 20-hp 1903 Winton on 23 May 1903. Rather than challenge the Nevada deserts that had foiled ALEXANDER WINTON and Chas. B.
FLINT, EDWARD SHERRILL (3 Jan. 1819-29 Jan. 1902), a railroad executive, banker, and mayor of Cleveland (1861-63), was born in Warren, Ohio, but the early deaths of both parents left him to be raised and educated by his grandparents in Vermont. He initially worked as a bookkeeper, but by 1851 relocated himself and his family to Cleveland to start a real-estate firm.
FORD MOTOR CO., a major employer in the Cleveland area, entered the Cleveland market in 1906 by establishing a sales and service office at 1900 Euclid Ave. In 1911, Ford moved its Cleveland operation to E. 72nd St. and St. Clair Ave., where workers assembled Model T's from sections received from Detroit. The company then built a 4-story brick assembly plant at 11610 Euclid Ave. which began operating on 29 June 1914.
The G. C. KUHLMAN CAR CO. was founded in Cleveland ca. 1893 by Gustav C. Kuhlman. Predecessor firms were run by Gustav, his three brothers, and father, Frederick. The Kuhlman family produced finished hardwood interiors for office buildings and private residences. The firm first built horse-drawn streetcars during the 1880s.
The GLENN L. MARTIN CO. was an outstanding producer of airplanes as well as one of the earliest important suppliers of U.S. Army and Navy aircraft. The company was founded by Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955), a pioneer airplane manufacturer who began his career in California in 1908-09. Martin was brought to Cleveland in 1918-19 by 10 prominent local investors, and with him came other talented individuals.
GOODRICH LANDING GEAR has been the world's largest manufacturer of aircraft landing gears. Founded in 1894 as the Union Electric Co. by Claus Greve, the company manufactured electric generators for 4 years before turning to the manufacture of pneumatic tools. The Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co., as it was then called, made drills, valves, and couplings.
The GOODTIME CRUISE SHIPS began their river and lakefront tours in the late 1950s after Herb and Vince Fryan bought a 62-by-16-foot boat with a capacity of 68 people in 1957. The brothers, who had been involved in projecting and distributing movies, decided they could make extra money in the summer by giving river tours.
The GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY was established 30 Dec. 1974 to administer a countywide system of public transportation organized around the existing Cleveland Transit System (CTS).
HIGHWAYS. Roads in Cleveland and other cities have served 2 main purposes. First, roads were built for commerce, including traffic movement and economic growth. Next, roads helped create and separate neighborhoods, allowing development of specialized districts for housing and business and an increase in property values.
HUBBELL, CHARLES HERMAN (1 Nov. 1898-7 Oct. 1971) was one of the most recognized the commercial aviation artists in the country. He created over 500 paintings, many of which are part of the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY's Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum collection.
The INNERBELT FREEWAY, conceived in 1940 to divert Cleveland traffic around the downtown area, was designed to connect the lakefront Shoreway with the WILLOW FREEWAY and link up with a new Medina Freeway leading to CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL. AIRPORT. Innerbelt planning, begun in 1944, called for a basic route running from the E.
INTERURBANS. Early in the 20th century, Ohio became the heartland of the electric interurban railway, and Cleveland emerged as one of its foremost centers. Interurbans most heavily served the areas skirting the shores of Lake Erie.
JORDAN, EDWARD STANLAW "NED" (21 Nov. 1882-30 Dec. 1958), automotive manufacturer who changed American advertising, was born in Merrill, Wis., to John and Kate (Griffin) Jordan. He worked through the University of Wisconsin as a reporter, once disguising himself as a railroad yardman, boarding a presidential train, and getting an interview with Pres.
KELLEY, ALFRED (7 Nov. 1789-2 Dec. 1859), "Father of the Ohio-Erie Canal," was born in Middlefield, Conn., son of DANIEL KELLEY and Jemima (Stow) Kelley.
LAKE CARRIERS ASSN. is a trade organization serving companies operating U.S. flag bulk cargo vessels on the Great Lakes and is designed to promote LAKE TRANSPORTATION . The present organization was founded in 1892 in Cleveland, superseding its two direct predecessors—the Lake Carriers Assn.
LAKE TRANSPORTATION. The Great Lakes transportation industry has had a major impact on Cleveland, and conversely, the city has played a significant role in its development over the years. The south shore of Lake Erie provides the outlet for many rivers; historically, a town developed at the mouth of most of them. Only 3—Toledo, Cleveland, and Buffalo—emerged as major cities, with water transportation as the focus.
The LEASEWAY TRANSPORTATION CORP. was a holding company with over 110 subsidiaries in specialized highway transit, vehicle leasing, and distribution. Formed in 1960, the company was heir to a local cartage firm begun in 1899 by Hugh O'Neill and managed in subsequent years by his family.
LEE, WILLIAM GRANVILLE (29 Nov. 1860-1 Nov. 1929), leader of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen for more than a quarter of a century, was born in La Prarie, Ill, the son of James and Sylvesta (Tracey) Lee. He began his railroading career as a telegraph operator in 1877 and worked on several railroads as a brakeman and conductor 1879-95, including the Santa Fe, Wabash, and Union Pacific roads.
LISTER, JAMES M. (9 March, 1907-September, 1983) was born in Cleveland and grew up in Twinsburg and LAKEWOOD, graduating from Lakewood High School. He earned a B.A.
The MAIN AVE. BRIDGE (Harold H. Burton Memorial Bridge) joins the East and West Shoreways just west of downtown Cleveland on Ohio Route 2. Rising 100' above the FLATS of the CUYAHOGA RIVER, the 6 lane bridge is Ohio's longest elevated structure, 8,000'.
MARITIME DISASTERS were recorded in Lake Erie waters off Cleveland when the first explorers entered the area. The high rocky shore from just east of Cleveland west to Cedar Pt. combines with shallow water and sudden squalls to create one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the Great Lakes.
