A real estate developer, Webster re-platted David Pollock's commercial land near the northwest corner of Pearl (W. 25th) and Lorain after acquiring it from Pollock in 1859. In the plat which he filed in 1864, he identified the public land on the northwest corner of Pearl and Lorain as "Market Square." It has been known by this name ever since. | Source: Cuyahoga County ArchivesDownload Original File
