44 Facts About Ohio Cleveland

1. Ohio Cleveland was the first state to enact laws protecting working women in 1852.

2. Ohio Cleveland gave America its first chewing gum in 1869, hot dog in 1900 and Life Savers candy in 1912.

3. Ohio Cleveland is home to the "One and Only Presidential Museum" which honors John Hanson and eight others, who were elected and served one-year terms before the Constitution was written.

4. Ohio Cleveland has the highest number of population in the state.

5. Ohio Cleveland offers great golfing, with three courses within a 2-hour drive.

6. In 1967, Ohio Cleveland became the first major US city to elect an African-American mayor.

7. Ohio Cleveland was first inhabited by the Clovis culture of the Paleo-Indian period in 13,000 BC.

8. Ohio Cleveland is the birthplace of many famous people, inventions and firsts.

9. Ohio Cleveland is a city filled to the brim with history.

10. Ohio Cleveland is home to the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia.

11. Ohio Cleveland is served by two three-digit interstates, Interstate 480, which enters Cleveland briefly at a few points and Interstate 490, which connects I-77 with the junction of I-90 and I-71 just south of downtown.

12. Ohio Cleveland is the only metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere with its rail rapid transit system having only one center-city area rapid transit station.

13. Ohio Cleveland has a bus and rail mass transit system operated by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.

14. Port of Ohio Cleveland, located at the Cuyahoga River's mouth, is a major bulk freight terminal on Lake Erie, receiving much of the raw materials used by the region's manufacturing industries.

15. City of Ohio Cleveland has a higher than average percentage of households without a car.

16. Ohio Cleveland is home to several major hospital systems, two of which are in University Circle.

17. Ohio Cleveland is directly served by 31 AM and FM radio stations, 22 of which are licensed to the city.

18. Ohio Cleveland is home to a number of colleges and universities.

19. Ohio Cleveland is served by the firefighters of the Cleveland Division of Fire.

20. In October 2010, Ohio Cleveland had two neighborhoods appear on ABC News's list of 'America's 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods': both in sections just blocks apart in the city's Central neighborhood on the East Side.

21. The state of Ohio Cleveland lost two Congressional seats as a result of the 2010 Census, which affects Cleveland's districts in the northeast part of the state.

22. Ohio Cleveland is home to four of the parks in the countywide Cleveland Metroparks system, as well as the: Washington Park, Brookside Park and parts of the Rocky River and Washington Reservations.

23. Ohio Cleveland participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals.

24. Ohio Cleveland hosts an annual holiday display lighting and celebration, dubbed Winterfest, which is held downtown at the city's historic hub, Public Square.

25. Ohio Cleveland hosts an annual parade on Saint Patrick's Day that brings hundreds of thousands to the streets of downtown.

26. Ohio Cleveland has an attraction for visitors and fans of A Christmas Story: A Christmas Story House and Museum to see props, costumes, rooms, photos and other materials related to the Jean Shepherd film.

27. Ohio Cleveland has plenty of corned beef, with nationally renowned Slyman's, on the near East Side, a perennial winner of various accolades from Esquire Magazine, including being named the best corned beef sandwich in America in 2008.

28. Ohio Cleveland is the site of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, established by poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf in 1935, which recognizes books that have made important contributions to understanding of racism and human diversity.

29. Ohio Cleveland was the home of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, who created the comic book character Superman in 1932.

30. Ohio Cleveland wrote for the school newspaper and started writing his earlier plays, poems and short stories while living in Cleveland.

31. Ohio Cleveland has often doubled for other locations in the film.

32. Ohio Cleveland serves as the setting for fictitious insurance giant Great Benefit in The Rainmaker; in the film, Key Tower doubles as the firm's main headquarters.

33. Ohio Cleveland has served as the setting for several major studio and independent films.

34. Ohio Cleveland is home to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York City's Lincoln Center.

35. On July 8, 2014, Ohio Cleveland was chosen to be the host city of the 2016 Republican National Convention.

36. In 2009, Ohio Cleveland was chosen to host the 2014 Gay Games, the fourth city in the United States to host this international event.

37. In 1999, Ohio Cleveland was identified as an emerging global city.

38. Ohio Cleveland was hailed in 2007 by local media as the "Comeback City".

39. In December 1978, Ohio Cleveland became the first major American city since the Great Depression to enter into a financial default on federal loans.

40. In November 1967, Ohio Cleveland became the first major American city to elect a black mayor, Carl Stokes.

41. Ohio Cleveland emerged in the early 20th century as an important American manufacturing center.

42. Ohio Cleveland serves as a destination for iron ore shipped from Minnesota, along with coal transported by rail.

43. Ohio Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

44. Ohio Cleveland is a major city in the US state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.