City of Cleveland
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Marker Text: The town of Cleveland traces its beginnings to 1878, when local attorney and politician Charles Lander Cleveland (1824-1892) deeded land to the Houston East and West Texas Railroad, stipulating the building of a railway depot and the establishment of a town to be named Cleveland. By 1879 the settlement boasted a sawmill, two boarding houses, railroad interests, and a number of homes. Churches and schools were established and the town continued to grow, with an economy based on timber and railroad industries. The city was officially incorporated in 1935. (1986)
Marker No: 9647
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.342375, -95.088913
Location: corner of Houston and San Jacinto St. in city park (median), Cleveland
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