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Welcome to The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History-- the very first complete urban encyclopedia to appear the World Wide Web! This on-line version includes everything contained in the printed version of the book, plus much, much more. Here you will find:

• All of the articles from both The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History and The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography
• Completely new articles not available anywhere else in any form
• High-resolution versions of the photographs and diagrams found in the original texts, which are available from the articles or through the Image Gallery
• Continuous updates, revisions, and corrections to the text