Union-Miles

Union Miles originated as the village of Newburgh, a township that became the largest settlement in Northeast Ohio at the turn of the 19th century, as the community grew outward from the area’s first gristmill at Mill Creek Falls. The former Carnegie Library Building sits on the former site of Newburgh’s City Hall and today houses the Union Miles Development Corporation.

At the heart of the village, historic Miles Park was once the southeastern terminus of the old Cleveland streetcar transportation network. Bisected by railroad tracks, Calvary Cemetery is a burial site for numerous notable local politicians. At Harriet Tubman Museum and Cultural Assn., visitors can view approximately 8,000 items bearing historical significance to African Americans, including antique household items, books, letters, photographs, prints and sheet music.