CHAPTER VIII.--CLEVELAND.

The "Western Reserve."--Character of Early Settlers.-- Fairport.--Richmond.--Early History of Cleveland.--Indians.-- Opening of Ohio and Portsmouth Canal.--Commerce in 1845.-- Cleveland in 1850.--First Railroad.--Manufacturing Interests.--Cuyahoga "Flats" at Night.--The "Forest City."-- Streets and Avenues.--Monumental Park.--Public Buildings and Churches.--Union Depot.--Water Rents.--Educational Institutions.--Rocky River.--Approach to the City.--Freshet of 1883.--Funeral of President Garfield.--Lake Side Cemetery.-- Site of the Garfield Monument. 140-156