The name 'Cuyahoga' is an anglicized spelling of the Mohawk Indian word 'cayagaga' meaning “crooked river.” In 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his Connecticut Land Company survey party reached the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and established the first settlement in the Western Reserve. This became the city of Cleveland.
There are 59 municipalities, villages, and townships in Cuyahoga County.
Cuyahoga Falls, city, Summit county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., just northeast of Akron, on the Cuyahoga River. Cuyahoga, possibly meaning “crooked water,” was the name given by the Iroquois Indians to the river. Surveyors mapping the Western Reserve platted the area in 1797, and settlers from Connecticut soon followed.
The name “Cuyahoga” is a blend of several native peoples' names for the River. This combination of names is usually translated to mean “crooked river.” The Lower Cuyahoga was part of the first known inland road on the continent.
In fact, the word Cuyahoga itself is derived from a Native American tongue — the Iriquois language, specifically. The word may be translated to mean crooked water or place of the jawbone.
Cuyahoga was supposedly derived from the Mohawk word for “crooked” and the Seneca word for “place of the jaw bone” - both referring to the sharp twists of the river. The name “Erie” came from the ERIE INDIANS who once populated the easternmost part of Lake Erie in modern Pennsylvania and New York.
As the largest community college, Tri-C serves students at four campuses and at numerous off-campus sites strategically located throughout the county.
Bachelor's Degree Offerings Bachelor's of Science in Accounting and Forensic Accounting (double major) and Business Administration and Management & Management Leadership (double major).
Tri-C is a commuter institution primarily designed to serve residents of Cuyahoga County and, therefore, does not provide student housing.