Episode

1721: "The Naming of Cleveland"

Podcast: Interesting Things with JC
Published: Jul 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 145
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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.