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Charles Cleaver

CTL-P-1103 · Person · 19th century Chicago

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Founder of Cleaverville (1853), now Oakland; built its soap factory and Oakwood Hall

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Founder of Cleaverville (1853), now Oakland; built its soap factory and Oakwood Hall

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The settlement was known first as Cleaverville, from Charles Cleaver, who established a soap factory and built a residence there in 1853; his house, which he named Oakwood Hall, stood where 3938 Ellis Avenue now is; the name Oakland was substituted for Cleaverville in 1871 (Chicago Tribune, Mar. 4, 1900, Oakland section).

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