A Brief History of Cleveland Cleveland was founded in 1796, when a survey party from the Connecticut Land Company arrived at the mouth of the Cuyahoga to map out the so-called Western Reserve, a 3-million-acre tract to which the company had recently purchased title. The city was named after the leader of the party, Moses…
Read MoreCleveland Beyond SHOT When in 2007 The Economist rated Cleveland (tied with Pittsburgh) as the most livable city in the United States, some Americans were surprised, but long-time residents of the city were not. Many who live here–especially in beautiful inner-ring suburbs like Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, and Lakewood–regard the city and its environs as…
Read MoreSHOT 2011 Cleveland, 3-6 November A visit to Cleveland for SHOT 2011 means returning to the Society’s roots. SHOT was founded by Mel Kranzberg in 1958 when he was a faculty member at what was then Case Institute of Technology and now Case Western Reserve University, our local host. Now, fifty-three years later, SHOT is…
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