Historedia
Person

Moses Cleaveland

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1796–1797

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Moses Cleaveland, 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: General and one of the company's first directors and largest shareholders, in charge of conducting the first company survey of the Western Reserve in 1796

    1. 22 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. May 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. Connecticut Land Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
  2. Cleveland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19