James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens

Born near this site 12 September 1913 to Henry Cleveland and Emma (Fitzgerald)Owens, who were sharecroppers and the offspring of freed slaves, Jesse was destined to attain immorality in the 1936 Olympic Games at Berlin, Germany. Although he moved to ...

Dr. Jesse F. Cleveland Junior High School

Federal Works Agency

Public Works Administration

John M. Carmody

Federal Works Administrator

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President of the United States

The original site of the home of Dr. Jesse F. Cleveland, on which this building is erected, was donated to Spartanburg School District No. 34 ...

Jesse Cleveland

[North side:]

Born 1785 - Died 1851

Came to Spartanburg 1810

Merchant for 41 years

Lived on public square just above Cleveland Hotel.

This park is dedicated to his memory and is part of a grant of 578 acres granted to him 6th day of ...