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Cleveland Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Southern Great Lakes
State: Ohio
Population: 505,616
Elevation: 680 ft
Area Code(s): 216, 440
Information: Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, 3100 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Sq, 44113; phone 216/621-4110 or toll-free 800/321-1001
Email: cvb@travelcleveland.com Web: www.travelcleveland.com
Area Description:
Cleveland began in 1796 when surveyor Moses Cleaveland picked his townsite on Lake Erie. Only three of his malaria-ridden group agreed to remain. The town grew slowly until the late 1820s, when New York finished its Erie Canal and Ohio decided to build a canal of its own.
By the late 19th century Cleveland had matured. Public transportation was made cheap and easy, and projects were initiated to build the Cleveland Union Terminal, a 52-story skyscraper that contained the Union Railroad Station. Now a three-level mall called The Avenue fills the former railroad station concourse beneath what has become known as the Terminal Tower. The Society Center on Cleveland's Public Square, opened in 1992, stands at 948 feet, making this 56-story structure the tallest in Cleveland and among the 25 tallest buildings in the world.
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