Business View Magazine | March 2018

161 C leveland,Tennessee is a cityof about 50,000 in BradleyCounty,in the southeastern part of the state.It was established as the county seat in 1838,and named after Colonel Benjamin Cleveland,a commander at the Battle of Kings MountainduringtheAmericanRevolution.Oneof itsearliest settlerswasAndrewTaylor,whohadbuilt a loghouseonthe lotnowoccupiedbythedowntown ClevelandPostOffice.Hishomewasknowntotheearlyset- tlersas“Taylor’sPlace”and it soonbecamea favoritestopping point for travelersbecauseof themanysprings inthearea. Cleveland grewrapidly following the arrival of the railroad in the 1850s,with another growth spurt during the 1870s,when several businesses,including theHardwickStove Company,the ClevelandWoolenMills,and the Cleveland Chair Companybe- gan their operations.HardwickClothes,the oldest tailor-made clothingmaker inAmerica,was founded in 1880 and has been headquartered in Cleveland for over 130 years.By 1890,the citywas home to nine physicians,twelve attorneys,eleven general stores,fourteen grocery stores,three drug stores,three hardware stores, sixbutcher shops,two hat makers,two hotels,a shoe store,and seven saloons. Amule-drawn trolley systemwas es- tablished in 1886,and the cityhad electricityby1895.During this period,Cleveland’s popula- tionmore than doubled from1,812 in 1880 to THE CITY WITH SPIRIT nd Tennessee AT A GLANCE CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE WHAT: A city of 50,000 WHERE: In Bradley County, in southeastern part of the state WEBSITE: www.clevelandtn.gov