Who invented the first electric traffic light in Cleveland?

The world's first electric traffic signal is put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, on this day in 1914. ... read more

The world's first electric traffic signal is put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, on this day in 1914. The world's first electric traffic signal is put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, on this day in 1914. read more

Garrett A. Morgan invented the traffic signal in Cleveland in 1923, but he deserves further credit for inventing the gas mask earlier in 1916. Morgan and his brother Frank, along with 2 other volunteers were able to enter a gas filled tunnel under Lake Erie and rescue several trapped miners. read more

Then in 1920, William Potts, a Detroit police officer, developed several automatic traffic light systems, including the first three-color signal, which added a yellow"caution" light. In 1923, Garrett Morgan patented an electric automatic traffic signal. Morgan was the first African-American to own a car in Cleveland. He also invented the gas mask. read more