Civil Municipal View Feb2023

59 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 RAVENNA, OHIO RICH INHISTORY WITHANEYE TO THE FUTURE Keeping the community front and center, Ravenna welcomes new residents and newdevelopments Ravenna, Ohio is a city of 11,500, located in the northeast region of the Buckeye State. Ravenna was founded in 1799 by Benjamin Tappan and was named after the city of Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna is nestled east of the Cleveland, Akron, Canton corridor. The northeast Ohio region has changed from the Rust Belt era to advanced manufacturing and high-level technology and research. Early industry in the bustling town included the Clark Carriage Company – later owned and known as the Merse and Riddle Hearse & Carriage, was established in 1831; the Ravenna Glassworks, renowned for its historical and pictorial bottles and flasks in 1848; and the iconic Quaker Oats Company in 1877. R