In the early twentieth century, many Cleveland officials, including famed Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson, proposed that Erie Street Cemetery be sold and the land used for business development. In 1915, Cleveland officials proposed to build a Convention Center on the grounds of Erie Street cemetery. Hundreds of bodies were removed to Highland Park Cemetery. Among those were Oliver Alger, his wife Mary and their infant son. The plan to build a Convention Center on the cemetery land never materialized. Later, the City reversed policy and in 1940 permanently rededicated Erie Street cemetery.
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