# 1721: "The Naming of Cleveland"

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Published: 2026-07-22T07:00:30+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/7/19/1721-the-naming-of-cleveland
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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.

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