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East Cleveland Township

East Cleveland Township, when originally surveyed, was known as Township 8 in Range 12 of the Connecticut New Western Reserve. The governmental body was formed in 1805 after it split from the original Cleveland Township. What was the township contains Bratenahl and parts of East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, and Euclid (Information from Wikipedia)

• Excerpt from Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve by Women's Committee of Western Reserve Historical Society, 1896, transcribed by Betty Ralph.
• East Cleveland Township History from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio compiled by Crisfield Johnson, 1879.(off site at Ohio AHGP)
• "History of East Cleveland Township, OH" from A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland by William R. Coates (off-site at Ray's Place)