Lorenzo Carter

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1796–1797

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lorenzo Carter, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Surveyors name Cleveland, Ohio

   1796–1797

   Role: First permanent European settler of Cleveland

   1. 122 July 1796 · Cleveland, Ohio, near the mouth of the Cuyahoga RiverSurveyors name Cleveland

      Connecticut Land Company surveyors established Cleveland on July 22, 1796, naming it after General Moses Cleaveland.

   2. 2May 1797 · Banks of the Cuyahoga River at ClevelandLorenzo Carter settles at Cleveland

      Lorenzo Carter, the first permanent European settler, arrived in May 1797 and built a cabin on the Cuyahoga River banks.

Sources

1. Cleveland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19