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[email protected]. Beechwood: The Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Sponsors Foreword Chapter 1 The Early Days of Warrensville Township 7 Chapter 2 The Birth of Beachwood 1915-1939 11 Chapter 3 Transitional Times 1940-1950 27 Chapter 4 The Schools and Canterbury Township 37 Chapter 5 The Birth of a Planned Community 1951-1965 43 Chapter 6 The Clark Avenue Freeway & I-271 61 Chapter 7 The City Becomes a City 1966-1980 65 Sidebar: Boom, Boom 75 Chapter 8 Facing Maturity and New Horizons 1981-1997 77 Sidebar: The Pioneers 91 Chapter 9 Open Issues and Resources & Statistics 93 Beechwood, The Book The contents of this book are the property of the Author and can not be copied without written permission, Under Copyright Title 17 U.S. Code Library of Congress Catalog-in-Publication Data Jeffrey S. Morris History of Beachwood, Ohio, City of 96-94096 Dedication This book is written in memory of Dr.