The arrival of the CC&C Railroad in Cleveland Centre in 1851 wasn't the only event that made residential life in the Centre difficult. Fires from lumber yards in the Centre and periodic floods of the Cuyahoga River imperiled the lives of the residents there. The cartoon above which appeared in the Plain Dealer on February 17, 1934, reflected upon the extensive damage done to Cleveland Centre in the Great Flood of 1847. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
