Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
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Montville Township, established c. 1817-1820 is one of 17 townships in Medina County, Ohio.
It borders the following Medina County townships:
- York (northwest tip)
- Medina (north)
- Granger (northeast tip)
- Sharon (east)
- Wadsworth (southeast tip)
- Guilford (south)
- Westfield (southwest tip)
- Lafayette (west)
[edit] Timeline of events
- 1818: Land sold to General Arisarchus Champion
- 1819: Austin Badger and Samuel Brown settled on land
- 1820: Montville Township organized
- 1823: Saw mill constructed by Badger
- 1829: First religious service at Episcopal Church
- 1830: Methodist Church meets in home and school classrooms
- 1844: Methodist Church built
- 1850: General Store opened
- 1873: Musical convention held at Episcopal Church
- 1879: Pioneer monument of Farifax Smith erected
- 1890: Northeastern Ohio Railroad built crossing northeastern Montville
- 1923: All schoolhouses consolidated to one elementary school; High school students bussed to Medina
- 1932: Montville Grange organized
Information taken from Montville Township information guide
Recently, township officials have apparently made an effort to raise awareness of the townships existence by adding additional welcome signs along streets and also sending out a township community map/information guide to its residents.
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| Townships in Medina County, Ohio |
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| Brunswick Hills • Chatham • Granger • Guilford • Harrisville • Hinckley • Homer • Lafayette • Litchfield • Liverpool • Medina • Montville • Sharon • Spencer • Wadsworth • Westfield • York |
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