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Newburgh Township

Newburgh Township, when originally surveyed, was known as Township 7 in Range 12 of the Connecticut New Western Reserve. The governmental body was formed in 1814. What was the township contains at least parts of Brooklyn Heights, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Garfield Heights, Newburgh Heights, and Shaker Heights. (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.
• Excerpt from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio: in three parts: with portraits and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, by Crisfield Johnson; D.W. Ensign & Co., 1879, transcribed by Laura Hine.
• "Grandpa Bennett . . . age of one hundred" from Cleveland Plain Dealer 5 July 1896 transcribed by Laura Hine.
• "Eighty-two Years in Cleveland . . ." from Cleveland Plain Dealer 29 January 1900 transcribed by Laura Hine.
• "Pioneers, 400 of them meet again . . ." from Cleveland Plain Dealer 25 June 1905 transcribed by Laura Hine.
• "History of Newburgh Township, Cuyahoga County, OH" from A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland by William R. Coates (off-site at Ray's Place)