MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Medina County, OH, including the communities
of Medina, Lodi, Liverpool, Wadsworth, Seville and Chippewa Lake, are recalled
through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 19 Page Booklet reprinted
from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections
of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a 1940 WPA Writers project), and other
hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60#
paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading.
IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKLET the buyer will
receive THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2 x 11
Prints of engravings from the original Howe book, suitable
for framing. They include: a sketch of Medina in 1846, a photograph of
Medina in 1887 shown below, and the Great Hinckley Hunt of 1818.
Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet
are: Early Settlers; Development of Medina; the Booming Bee Business; the
Great Hinckley Hunt; Clearing off of Virgin Forests; a Mailman's Experience;
and the Tri-county Sleigh Ride Competition of 1855-56. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888
county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers
in the county, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio
are also included.
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