Brooklyn  Township

Brooklyn Township, when originally surveyed, was known as Township 7 in Range 13 of the Connecticut New Western Reserve stretched to Lake Erie. The governmental body was formed in 1818. What was the township contains part of Cleveland, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Linndale, and Newburgh Heights and the last part became the city of Brooklyn. (Information from Wikipedia) 

Brooklyn Township History from History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio by Crisfield Johnson, 1879.

Brooklyn Township 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.

Brooklyn Township History from A History of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland by William R. Coates, 1924.

Brooklyn Township Excerpt from Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, Under the Auspices of The Executive Committee of the Woman’s Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission, 1896.  Parts 1-4.  Transcribed by Betty Ralph.

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Cleveland’s Westside Excerpt from Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, Under the Auspices of The Executive Committee of the Woman’s Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission, 1896.  Parts 1-4.  Transcribed by Betty Ralph.

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Last updated July 14, 2024