From its founding by Connecticut Yankees to its label as Home Town USA, this is the history of a picturesque community with a long and storied history.
In 1945, Pathfinder magazine selected the village of Medina as a ""shining example of small town living"" and, with the film company RKO Pathe, produced a 15-minute movie about Medina called Home Town USA. The film focused on the Victorian square and on the nearby tree-shaded streets lined with century homes. But the film did not tell the dramatic story behind the picturesque facade. Medina was hewn out of the Ohio wilderness b... Read More
From its founding by Connecticut Yankees to its label as Home Town USA, this is the history of a picturesque community with a long and storied history.
In 1945, Pathfinder magazine selected the village of Medina as a ""shining example of small town living"" and, with the film company RKO Pathe, produced a 15-minute movie about Medina called Home Town USA. The film focused on the Victorian square and on the nearby tree-shaded streets lined with century homes. But the film did not tell the dramatic story behind the picturesque facade. Medina was hewn out of the Ohio wilderness b... Read More