Cleveland's Lighthouses

by Janice B. Patterson

Overview

Missionary-geographer John Heckewelder was prophetic in the 1790s when he mapped the place where the Cuyahoga River flows into Lake Erie. He wrote, "Cujahaga will hereafter be a place of great importance." In 1796, surveyors arrived to plot a new town and named it after their superintendent, Moses Cleaveland. Soon Cleveland (the a was omitted on early maps) was a magnet for inventors and entrepreneurs. By 1829-1830, a lighthouse was necessary to support lake traffic spurred by shipbuilding, shipping, and population growth. A succession of taller, brighter structures has guided mariners into the Cleveland harbor, creating a splendid history. Remarkable people have tended these sometimes-silent sentinels through decades of calm nights and dramatic storms, subtly contributing to the region's growth and prosperity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738560564
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/02/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Janice B. Patterson gained an appreciation for Cleveland's past while working with urban planners and historic preservationists as assistant dean for administration at Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. She discovered a rich collection of historical photographs and postcards in the university library and then extended her search to local and national collections to unravel the elusive stories of Cleveland's several lighthouses and their harbor companions through the years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Light on the Hill 11

2 Victorian Splendor 21

3 The Lighthouse That Would Not Sit Still 43

4 Sister Lights on the Pierheads 53

5 Saving Lives and Property 77

6 Sharing the Harbor 103

7 Lighthouse Look-alikes 119

Bibliography 126

Partial List of Keepers and Captains 127