. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . r to rival the settlementon the east side. Further efforts obtained a city charter, under thertame of Ohio City. This aroused the slumbering jealousies of the eastsiders, and finally culminated in 1837 in what was known as The Bat-tle of the Bridge. This bridge which connected what is now Cleveland 14 By Steamers, from Cleveland and Detroit. with Brooklyn was built in 1835, by J. S. Clark, who dedicated it to pub-lic use when finished. Both cities had received their charters, knownas Ohio City on the west and Cleveland on the
. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . r to rival the settlementon the east side. Further efforts obtained a city charter, under thertame of Ohio City. This aroused the slumbering jealousies of the eastsiders, and finally culminated in 1837 in what was known as The Bat-tle of the Bridge. This bridge which connected what is now Cleveland 14 By Steamers, from Cleveland and Detroit. with Brooklyn was built in 1835, by J. S. Clark, who dedicated it to pub-lic use when finished. Both cities had received their charters, knownas Ohio City on the west and Cleveland on the east, and each claimedjurisdiction over the bridge. Resolutions and treaties availing nothing,each city sent arnned men to take possession. A field piece was soplaced as to sweep the bridge from the east, and war began. Weaponsand missiles of all kmds were freely used, several persons were badlywounded, and the bridge considerably damaged before the sheriff andcity marshal succeeding in quelling the riot, and transferring the ques-tion of ownership to the J At High Bridge Glens—Cuyahoga Falls—The Niagara of Ohio In 1855, Ohio City was annexed to Cleveland, which is now one ofthe wealthiest and most prosperous cities of the west. Its manufacturingadvantages attracts capital from all parts of the country. Traffic in ironand copper ores, lumber, oil and coal, have developed into giganticproportions, making this the principal port on lake Erie. 15 A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac In 1827 Cleveland was connected with Akron by a canal, which ranthrough important coal fields. There was no demand for coal in Cleveland at this time, dnd thestory of the first load is somewhat interesting, considering the presentvast importance of the trade. Henry Newberry, who owned valuablecoal land, fancied he saw an opening for extensive trade in the article,and sent a few tons to the city for trial. A wagon load was cartedaround all day, its quality and value as fuel presented, but wi
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