▁minor ▁am end ments , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁changes ▁allowed ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁build ▁its ▁line ▁into ▁Pennsylvania , ▁if ▁that ▁state ▁permitted ▁it . ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Rail road ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁The ▁incorpor ators ▁included ▁Per kins ; ▁D ud ley ▁Bald win , ▁Cleveland ▁invest ment ▁bank er ; ▁Robert ▁C unning ham , ▁business man ▁in ▁New ▁Castle , ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁Frederick ▁K ins man , ▁a ▁Tr umb ull ▁County ▁judge ▁and ▁land ▁agent ; ▁James ▁M age e , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Philadelphia ▁tack ▁manufact urer ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ; ▁Charles ▁Smith , ▁a ▁Warren ▁business man ▁and ▁bank er ; ▁and ▁David ▁Tod , ▁Mah oning ▁County ▁att orney ▁and ▁former ▁U . S . ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁initial ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁included ▁Per kins , ▁Bald win , ▁K ins man , ▁Smith , ▁Tod , ▁and ▁Re uben ▁H itch cock , ▁a ▁judge ▁from ▁P aines ville ▁in ▁Lake ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁Cleveland ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁Route ▁and ▁route ▁changes ▁ ▁Dec iding ▁on ▁a ▁route ▁The ▁company ▁survey ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁routes . ▁The ▁route ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁had ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁northern ▁termin us ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁where ▁it