The Cuyahoga's present mouth was dug in 1827. Which piece of land did the new channel create?
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Answer: Whiskey Island
Cutting the straighter channel in 1827 left Whiskey Island between the old river bed and the new mouth.
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The Cleveland shore
The river mouth, the parks, the airport on the water and the places along the lakefront.
In 1894 the city bought the land for Edgewater Park. Which industrialist had owned it?
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Answer: Jacob B. Perkins
The city's park board bought the land from Jacob B. Perkins in 1894. The park has a 900-foot bathing beach.
What is Burke Lakefront Airport built on?
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Answer: Landfill in Lake Erie
The airport sits on fill placed in the lake; more fill in 1957 made room for a 5,200-foot paved runway.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Burke Lakefront Airport
Euclid Beach Park closed in 1969. What part of it still stands on the site?
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Answer: The carved archway entrance
The archway, named a Cleveland landmark in 1973, is the only feature of the park still on the site.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Euclid Beach Park
Euclid Beach Park famously advertised "one fare, free gate and no ..." what?
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Answer: Beer
The Humphrey family ran the park on "one fare, free gate and no beer", which drew families and church groups.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Euclid Beach Park
Burke Lakefront Airport began operating in which year?
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Answer: 1947
Operations began in August 1947 on a 3,600-foot dirt runway.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Burke Lakefront Airport
Which architect designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame building?
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Answer: I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei designed the glass-faced building at North Coast Harbor.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Which river meets Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland?
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Answer: The Cuyahoga
The Cuyahoga winds about 6 miles through Cleveland before it reaches the lake at the harbor.
The name "Cuyahoga" is believed to mean what?
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Answer: Crooked river
The Mohawk name "Cayagaga" is believed to mean "crooked river". The river runs south, then turns sharply north in a U.
Burke Lakefront Airport is named after whom?
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Answer: Thomas Burke, a mayor of Cleveland
City council voted in 1958 to name the airport for Mayor Thomas Burke; it was dedicated in 1960.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Burke Lakefront Airport
In 2013, who took over running Edgewater, Gordon Park and Euclid Beach from the State of Ohio?
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Answer: Cleveland Metroparks
On June 6, 2013 Cleveland Metroparks took over the state-run lakefront parks; the city still owns the land.
Source: Ideastream: State hands lakefront parks over to Metroparks (2013)
In which year did the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame open on Cleveland's lakefront?
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Answer: 1995
It opened over Labor Day weekend in September 1995. Cleveland had been chosen as its home in 1986.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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