White settlement of the Euclid Creek area began when some log cabins were erected on the shore of Lake Erie east of the stream probably in the summer of 1795.
Who built them, and why, is not known, and they were abandoned by the spring of 1796.
The area around Euclid Creek was surveyed and Euclid Township established in 1796.
The surveyors, trained in mathematics, named the township after the Greek mathematician Euclid.
Returning east in October 1796, the survey team led by Moses Cleaveland gave the name Euclid Creek to the large creek they encountered between Doan Brook and the Chagrin River.

A Connecticut Land Company survey team returned to the area in 1797 and blazed two major routes through the area, North Highway (now St. Clair Avenue) and Central Highway (now Euclid Avenue).
North Highway was renamed St. Clair Road in 1815 for Arthur St. Clair, first governor (1787-1802) of the Northwest Territory.

The first permanent white settler, Joseph Burke of New York, arrived in the spring or summer of 1798.
The second was David Dille, a New Jerseyan who formerly lived in western Pennsylvania.
He arrived in November 1798 and settled on the Buffalo Road 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Euclid Creek.
The third permanent settler, William Coleman of Washington County, Pennsylvania, arrived in either 1803 or 1804 and settled at the mouth of Euclid Creek.
Abraham Bishop arrived in the area in 1809, clearing 250 acres (1.0 km²) of forest west of what is now the intersection of White and Richmond Roads.
Garrett Thorp also settled at the mouth of Euclid Creek in 1810, followed by Benjamin Thorp in 1811.

The Central Highway, or Buffalo Road (also known as the Cleveland-Buffalo Road), became the major route through the area.
It led from the Cuyahoga River at what is now Cleveland to the area around Buffalo, New York, and was cleared of trees by white explorers and settlers no later than 1810.
The trail was cleared of stumps and brush and turned into a dirt road by 1815, and a stagecoach began running once a day between Cleveland and Buffalo.
The road was renamed Euclid Avenue in 1825 because it connected Cleveland and the emerging settlement of Euclid (now known as the East Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood of Collamer).

Passengers on the Buffalo Road often had to have assistance in crossing Euclid Creek and its gorge.
Wagons could not cross the gorge loaded; they had to be unloaded and cargo carried across the creek and gorge hand.
Some wagons had to be partially dismantled to safely cross.
The Hermle family established a smithy and wheelwright shop next to the creek to provide these services, and other businesses provided beverages, food, and assistance in moving freight.
An inn, Euclid House, was built at the crossing by Abraham Farr in 1815.

In 1810, Abraham Bishop built a sawmill on his land on the east branch of Euclid Creek.

The War of 1812 marks the end of the initial period of white settlement in Ohio.
During the war, American soldiers on horseback were stationed at the mouth of Euclid Creek to provide warning to other settlements in the area in case British ships should stop or pass by.
On June 19, 1813, a British naval force under Acting Commander Robert Heriot Barclay anchored off Euclid Creek to wait out a storm.
Sailors came ashore and killed a farmer's ox for food, apologizing for the theft.
White settlement of the Euclid Creek area began when some log cabins were erected on the shore of Lake Erie east of the stream probably in the summer of 1795. Who built them, and why, is not known, and they were abandoned by the spring of 1796. The area around Euclid Creek was surveyed and Euclid Township established in 1796. The surveyors, trained in mathematics, named the township after the Greek mathematician Euclid. Returning east in October 1796, the survey team led by Moses Cleaveland gave the name Euclid Creek to the large creek they encountered between Doan Brook and the Chagrin River.
A Connecticut Land Company survey team returned to the area in 1797 and blazed two major routes through the area, North Highway (now St. Clair Avenue) and Central Highway (now Euclid Avenue). North Highway was renamed St. Clair Road in 1815 for Arthur St. Clair, first governor (1787-1802) of the Northwest Territory.
The first permanent white settler, Joseph Burke of New York, arrived in the spring or summer of 1798. The second was David Dille, a New Jerseyan who formerly lived in western Pennsylvania. He arrived in November 1798 and settled on the Buffalo Road 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Euclid Creek. The third permanent settler, William Coleman of Washington County, Pennsylvania, arrived in either 1803 or 1804 and settled at the mouth of Euclid Creek. Abraham Bishop arrived in the area in 1809, clearing 250 acres (1.0 km²) of forest west of what is now the intersection of White and Richmond Roads. Garrett Thorp also settled at the mouth of Euclid Creek in 1810, followed by Benjamin Thorp in 1811.
The Central Highway, or Buffalo Road (also known as the Cleveland-Buffalo Road), became the major route through the area. It led from the Cuyahoga River at what is now Cleveland to the area around Buffalo, New York, and was cleared of trees by white explorers and settlers no later than 1810. The trail was cleared of stumps and brush and turned into a dirt road by 1815, and a stagecoach began running once a day between Cleveland and Buffalo. The road was renamed Euclid Avenue in 1825 because it connected Cleveland and the emerging settlement of Euclid (now known as the East Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood of Collamer).
Passengers on the Buffalo Road often had to have assistance in crossing Euclid Creek and its gorge. Wagons could not cross the gorge loaded; they had to be unloaded and cargo carried across the creek and gorge hand. Some wagons had to be partially dismantled to safely cross. The Hermle family established a smithy and wheelwright shop next to the creek to provide these services, and other businesses provided beverages, food, and assistance in moving freight. An inn, Euclid House, was built at the crossing by Abraham Farr in 1815.
In 1810, Abraham Bishop built a sawmill on his land on the east branch of Euclid Creek.
The War of 1812 marks the end of the initial period of white settlement in Ohio. During the war, American soldiers on horseback were stationed at the mouth of Euclid Creek to provide warning to other settlements in the area in case British ships should stop or pass by. On June 19, 1813, a British naval force under Acting Commander Robert Heriot Barclay anchored off Euclid Creek to wait out a storm. Sailors came ashore and killed a farmer's ox for food, apologizing for the theft.
Euclid Creek