Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio
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The village of Mantua
, which became independent of the township in 1993, is located in southern Mantua Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
, Mantua Township covers an area of 26 sq mi (67.3 km²).
Mantua, Ohio
Mantua is a village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Mantua Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 1,046 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, which became independent of the township in 1993, is located in southern Mantua Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...
, Mantua Township covers an area of 26 sq mi (67.3 km²).
Notable people
- Eliza Roxcy Snow SmithEliza Roxcy SnowEliza Roxcy Snow Young was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine...
, an early Latter-day Saint leader, and a plural wife of both Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham YoungBrigham YoungBrigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah... - Lorenzo SnowLorenzo SnowLorenzo Snow was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the nineteenth century.-Family:...
, a former PresidentPresident of the Church (Mormonism)In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It was the office held by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the movement, and the office assumed by many of Smith's claimed successors, such as Brigham Young, Joseph Smith III,...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The community of Mantua, UtahMantua, UtahMantua is a town in eastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 687 at the 2010 census. Mantua was settled in the mid-19th Century when future LDS President and then apostle and head church authority in Box Elder County Lorenzo Snow sent settlers to the valley to grow flax....
, in Utah's Box Elder CountyBox Elder County, UtahBox Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...
, was named in honor of Snow and his hometown.