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The founding, the battle, the burning river and the summer of the Exposition.
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Answer: 1952
The 1952 fire did far more damage than the 1969 one but drew little national attention.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Cuyahoga River Fire
Answer: Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm starred in the water show, which later moved to the 1939-40 New York World's Fair.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Great Lakes Exposition
Answer: The Connecticut Land Company
He was one of the founders and directors of the Connecticut Land Co., which sent him to survey its Western Reserve land.
Answer: "... ours."
Perry wrote to General Harrison: "We have met the enemy and they are ours: Two Ships, two Brigs one Schooner & one Sloop."
Source: National Park Service: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (Founders and Frontiersmen)
Answer: Captain James Lawrence
Captain James Lawrence, Perry's friend, said them as he died commanding USS Chesapeake in June 1813. Perry's flagship was named Lawrence.
Source: American Battlefield Trust: Standing Tall on Lake Erie
Answer: 1969
An oil slick under two railroad bridges caught fire around noon on June 22, 1969.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Cuyahoga River Fire
Answer: Cleveland's incorporation as a city
It celebrated 100 years since Cleveland was incorporated, and was meant to lift the city out of the Depression.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Great Lakes Exposition
Answer: 1796
He arrived on July 22, 1796, and his surveyors laid out a town they named Cleaveland.
Answer: About 7 million
About 7 million people visited its 135 lakefront acres in 1936 and 1937.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Great Lakes Exposition
Answer: Connecticut
Born in Canterbury, Connecticut, he went back there in October 1796 and never returned to the Western Reserve.
Answer: September 10, 1813
At dawn on September 10, 1813, a U.S. Navy lookout spotted six British vessels near Put-in-Bay.
Source: National Park Service: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, History
Answer: About 20 minutes
It lasted about 20 minutes, with flames reported as high as five stories, and damaged a railroad bridge.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Cuyahoga River Fire
Answer: Alan Freed
The choice pointed to Alan Freed and his Moondog Coronation Ball of March 1952.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Answer: 352 feet
The Doric column at Put-in-Bay stands 352 feet tall.
Source: National Park Service: Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, History
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