Editing Euclid, Ohio (section)

==History==
The City of Euclid was originally a part of Euclid Township, first mapped in 1796 and named for [[Euclid of Alexandria]], the ancient [[Greek mathematics|Greek mathematician]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=59|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|pages=43–44}}</ref>  The first sparse settlement in the township began in 1798, with major settlement beginning in the spring of 1804. The first settlers in what is now the City of Euclid were Joseph and Chloe Burke, David and Mary Dille and William and Jamima Coleman, and their children. Following the Civil War the lake plain of Euclid Township was known for numerous excellent vineyards. Euclid Village incorporated out of the northeast portion of the township in 1903. It developed as an industrial center in the early 20th century, and became a city in 1930.

Euclid is the city where [[Charles F. Brush]] created the Arc Lamp in 1876.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ci.euclid.oh.us/about/history.cfm |title=City of Euclid, Ohio -- History |access-date=2018-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503062949/http://ci.euclid.oh.us/about/history.cfm |archive-date=2007-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[cordless telephone]] was invented in Euclid by [[George Sweigert]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US3449750A/en|title=Duplex radio communication and signaling apparatus for portable telephone extension|website=google.com|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>

Euclid is the site of the 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case ''[[Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.]]'' The case opened the doors for municipalities across the United States to establish [[zoning]] ordinances.

In June 2011, Lincoln Electric installed a 2.5 Megawatt wind turbine.  At 443 feet, it is the largest in Ohio and one of the largest in North America<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/post_74.html|title=Lincoln Electric installs wind turbine made by Kenersys Group of Germany|website=cleveland.com|date=12 June 2011 |access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>