 |
| A placard from the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad showing a proposed union station on Cleveland’s lakefront that would have included a steamship terminal as well. While a union station that united several rail- roads under one roof was built, it didn’t look like this. The placard empha- sizes Cleveland’s emergence from being a wilderness outpost to a well- connected industrial center (WikiMedia Commons). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM |
On an early fall day, Sept. 30, 1847, one of the most prominent men in the fast-growing state of Ohio rolled up his sleeves and joined others in starting the construction of Cleveland’s first-ever railroad. It was a ceremonial groundbreaking not unlike those of today where dignitaries flip dirt with golden shovels to commemorate the start of some new construction project. But, in this case, Cleveland’s first village president, its first attorney and the father of the Ohio & Erie Canal had to get his hands dirty pronto or his new railroad company would lose its charter from the state — again.
No comments:
Post a Comment