As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122, making it the most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is Cleveland. In 2014, the county's estimated population was 1,259,828. The county is named after the Iroquoian word Cuyahoga, which means 'crooked river'.
In 1902,Our first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White House in 1791. The cornerstone was laid in 1792 and a competition design submitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban was chosen. After eight years of construction, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved into the unfinished house in 1800.
Slavery and the White House Construction on the Presidentâs House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two slave st... African Americans & The Decatur House Few people know the story of a brave woman named Charlotte Dupuy who was enslaved in Decatur House, the large...