George - Cleveland

This postcard carries the sentiments of many of Clevelands residents.

Coleman, George W. Life and Addresses of G.W. Coleman . Cleveland: G.W. Coleman, 1927.

Conner, John. Reflections Past and Present: A Pictorial History of Bradley County 18361991 . Cleveland: Bradley County Historical Society, 1991.

Finley, James D. Brotherhood in Bradley County 18471995 . Cleveland: J.D. Finley, 1997.

Harle, Louise. I Remember Tall Tales and True of Cleveland and Bradley County . Cleveland: Louise Harle, nd.

Lillard, Roy G., ed. The History of Bradley . Cleveland: Bradley County Chapter, East Tennessee Historical Society, 1976.

Morelock, Ann, and Trewhitt, Katherine, ed. History of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Tennessee 18371987 . Cleveland: First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1989.

Murray, Melba Lee. Bradley Divided: Bradley County, Tennessee During the Civil War . Collegedale, TN: the College Press, 1992.

Snell, William R. Cleveland the Beautiful: A History of Cleveland, Tennessee 18421931 . Nashville: Williams Printing Co., 1986.

Snell, William R. and Robert L. George, ed. From War to Peace: World War II and the Postwar Years, Bradley County, Tennessee, 19401950 . Cleveland: Bradley County Historical Society, 1986.

Snell, William R., ed. Hard Times Remembered: Bradley County and the Great Depression, Selected Essays and Recollections . Cleveland: Bradley County Historical Society, 1983.

Snell, William R., ed. Myra Inman: A Diary of the Civil War in East Tennessee . Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2000.

Strout, Shirley Kreasan. The History of Zeta Tau Alpha (18981928) , Volume I. Menasha, WI: The Collegiate Press, 1956.

Trewhitt, Katherine L., ed. History of Broad Street United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Tennessee, 18361984 . Collegedale, TN: the College Press, 1984.

Wooten, James Morgan. A History of Bradley County . Cleveland: Bradley Post 81, the American Legion, 1949.

This Sadie Hawkins Day parade held in downtown Cleveland on April 5, 1962, features the Bradley County High School band.

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STREET SCENES

I proceeded on, and my horse being in a tolerable willing humor, we at length reached an American settlement called Cleveland, newly made on the road from Calhoun on the Hiwassee, in Tennessee, to Gainesville in Georgia. Being now on a stage road, and no longer being embargoed, I inquired for the best tavern, and was directed to a clean house kept by a person named [Major James] Berry... Twelve months ago there was not a building of any sort here; but such is the activity of these people that already they have got a street and a square, and a tavern, and stores upon the plan of the older settlements.

George W. Featherstonehaugh
July 28, 1837
A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor (pp. 220221)

The courthouse square is the center of activity for a county seat. Cleveland was no exception. Shown here is what could have been a typical Saturday on the courthouse square about 1910. Notice the unpaved streets, the horse-drawn buggies, the striking courthouse clock, and the Odd Fellows sign above W.O. Haggards grocery store.

Around the turn of the 20th century, a photographer named Russell made a series of four photographs of Cleveland. Here is the Craigmiles Block, including the opera house with its majestic facade, the hardware stores, and the Craigmiles Building.

This is Ocoee Street north of the courthouse. Craigmiles Opera House, the tallest building in Cleveland at that time, can be seen in the center of the photograph.

North (later Second) Street is the northern border of the courthouse square. The Ramsey Building is seen with a two-story porch. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. occupied the upstairs of the right corner building.

This part of Ocoee Street was unpaved until after World War I, but had several fine retail establishments.

A scene about 1910 on Central Avenue (formerly Berry Street) shows the First Christian Church on the left and Berry Street Baptist Church on the right.

Snow on Ocoee Street makes a lovely winter scene. The horse-drawn buggies were on runners rather than wheels.