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Shaker Heights

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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. Author not available, SHAKER HEIGHTS. , ... Read more
Shaker Heights
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. Read more
Shaker
...the second incarnation of Christ. The Shakers spread throughout New England from their...bizarre beliefs falsely attributed to them, Shakers won admiration for their model farms and...numerous inventions and innovations ( Shaker furniture ). The movement reached its... Read more

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