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History of Cleveland
A Little History of Cleveland,
Texas
The
recorded history of the Cleveland area
began in 1836 when the Texas General
Land Office began giving land grants in
exchange for service in the Army. A
community formed after 1878 when Charles
Lander Cleveland, a local judge, deeded
63.6 acres of land to the Houston, East
and West Texas Railway for only one
dollar with the request that a station
bear his name. In 1900 the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad appeared
so Cleveland served as a junction for
these major railways. Soon the echoes
of saws and steam engines filled the
forests around Cleveland as sawmill
towns proliferated and East Tex as’s
lumber industry grew up amidst these
railroad towns. The Cleveland area was
finally incorporated in 1939. Now most
of the sawmills are gone, yet Cleveland
remains a vital shipping point for
lumber products and also sand and
gravel.
Located
in Liberty County, Cleveland lies 45
miles north of Houston on U.S. Highway
59. Centered among mixed pine and
hardwood forests and surrounded by the
East Fork, and San Jacinto Rivers; the
Cleveland area is a beautiful
environment where one can find most
everything they need to live a good
life. With a thriving economy, great
schools, churches, recreation and
friendly people; Cleveland is truly
“What a Hometown Should Be.”
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