Some Stuff About Us
0 Comments Published by Mantua Matters on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:10 AM.
I thought I would give you a little background on Mantua. First, it was named after a town in Italy by the same name. Why, I have no idea, it just was!
Mantua is located along the scenic Cuyahoga River, approx. 20 miles NE of Akron and approx. 27 miles SE of Cleveland. We are just a couple of miles north of the Ohio Turnpike.
The Erie Railroad depot was built in 1872 and trains ran from Youngstown to Cleveland until it was closed to passenger traffic in December of 1976, but remained open for freight traffic until the early 80's when it was closed and the tracks removed.
Back in the 60's, I used to ride that train every day to work in downtown Cleveland. I remember it being a rickity old train, very uncomfortable, dusty and of course, no air conditioning. If I missed the train which left at 5:20, I had to wait for the late train, which didn't get to Mantua until after 11:00. It made for a really long day.
Mantua was the center for potato growing and shipping making good use of the railroad facilities. Also making use of the railroad was Mantua Grain and Supply, originated in 1909 and supplying animal feed, grain and other supplies to area farmers.
We have 2 churches in town, Hilltop Christian and Christ Lutheran, and 2 just outside of the Village limits, United Methodist and St. Joseph's Catholic. We are approx. 5 miles from Hiram College and 15 miles from Kent State University.
I don't want to bore you with a lot of statistics, so will close for now. This weekend is the social event of the summer, the Mantua Potato Festival, so will be back tomorrow with some news on that event.
Mantua is located along the scenic Cuyahoga River, approx. 20 miles NE of Akron and approx. 27 miles SE of Cleveland. We are just a couple of miles north of the Ohio Turnpike.
The Erie Railroad depot was built in 1872 and trains ran from Youngstown to Cleveland until it was closed to passenger traffic in December of 1976, but remained open for freight traffic until the early 80's when it was closed and the tracks removed.
Back in the 60's, I used to ride that train every day to work in downtown Cleveland. I remember it being a rickity old train, very uncomfortable, dusty and of course, no air conditioning. If I missed the train which left at 5:20, I had to wait for the late train, which didn't get to Mantua until after 11:00. It made for a really long day.
Mantua was the center for potato growing and shipping making good use of the railroad facilities. Also making use of the railroad was Mantua Grain and Supply, originated in 1909 and supplying animal feed, grain and other supplies to area farmers.
We have 2 churches in town, Hilltop Christian and Christ Lutheran, and 2 just outside of the Village limits, United Methodist and St. Joseph's Catholic. We are approx. 5 miles from Hiram College and 15 miles from Kent State University.
I don't want to bore you with a lot of statistics, so will close for now. This weekend is the social event of the summer, the Mantua Potato Festival, so will be back tomorrow with some news on that event.
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Let me introduce myself...
0 Comments Published by Mantua Matters on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 9:38 AM.
My name is Diane and I have lived in Mantua, Ohio all my life. I love my little town and its people and I have been involved in the schools, community and local government for years.
For the past ten years I have been producing a newsletter called Mantua Matters that is made available to all village residents. Now, since my daughter has been pestering me, I am going to try putting some of these little news items and photos on the internet.
I hope to make more village residents aware of the blog, as well as share it with old friends and former neighbors who have moved away. If you fall into that category - or know someone who does - I hope you'll pass along this web address as a little piece of home.
Diane
For the past ten years I have been producing a newsletter called Mantua Matters that is made available to all village residents. Now, since my daughter has been pestering me, I am going to try putting some of these little news items and photos on the internet.
I hope to make more village residents aware of the blog, as well as share it with old friends and former neighbors who have moved away. If you fall into that category - or know someone who does - I hope you'll pass along this web address as a little piece of home.
Diane
