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Shaker Heights city (1990 pop. 30,831), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1912. Founded (1905) as a suburban development by Cleveland businessmen Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen, it takes its name from a Shaker community that once existed there (1822-89). It is a beautiful city of imposing houses, squares, and wide boulevards, part of "the Heights" area, which also includes the cities of Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, and University Heights. A museum documenting the Shakers is in the city.

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Shaker Heights, Ohio/USA North Union Built on the site of a former 19th‐century Shaker colony called North Union. It was renamed ‘Shaker Heights’, indicating high ground.

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