Editing Cleveland, New York (section)

== History ==
The village of Cleveland was incorporated in 1857. Much of the 19th century industry was based on [[glass]] manufacturing from the [[Cleveland Glass Company]] and the [[Union Glass Company (Of Cleveland, NY)|Union Glass Company]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Malone|first1=Kiely|title=History of Glass Manufacturing, Cleveland, Oswego Co., NY|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoswego/towns/constantia/glassmfg.html|website=RootsWeb|publisher=RootsWeb|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Cleveland, N.Y. LOC 2009584347.jpg|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Cleveland and list of landmarks from 1890 published by [[L.R Burleigh]]]]
During its existence, the [[New York, Ontario and Western Railway|New York Ontario and Western Railway]] ran through Cleveland. Some say the town is named after [[Cleveland, England]] and other claim it is named after James Cleveland, an early settler.

In 2007, over one hundred village residents signed a petition to dissolve the village.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/tiny-new-york-town-votes-to-no-longer-exist Tiny New York Town Votes to No Longer Exist], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News.com]], October 14, 2007.  Accessed 2007-10-14.</ref>  The petition was rejected on technical grounds, but the village board formed a committee to study the implications of dissolution and alternatives, including increased efficiency via intermunicipal cooperation.

The [[St. James' Church (Cleveland, New York)|St. James' Church]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>