Minerva Area Historical Society
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The Great Trail
The Great Trail was an ancient Native American path going what is today Pittsburgh to Detroit and beyond. It was a tough trail to use, but Native Americans used this often. Cutting west from Beaver Creek, south of Dungannon, and along the ridges of northern Carroll County, most of the route would still have lots of trees and would be difficult for this reason. The Great Trail roughly parallels 183 across Brown Township from Minerva through Malvern. One historical marker for The Great Trail sits near Linden Rd. and 183 west of Minerva. Another historical marker for The Great Trail can be found in Malvern Park. Today, a bit of the remains of The Great Trail in Minerva is now a golf course.
The Lost French Gold
The legend of the Lost French Gold comes from local history describing French soldiers burying gold in the Minerva area during a battle on the way to delivering the gold to Fort Detroit. The French Gold seemed to be lost until 1829, when a nephew of one soldiers used the memorandums to retrieve the gold.
Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway enters Ohio from the east on U.S. 30, coming into East Liverpool. The Lincoln Highway is linked to Minerva because it passes directly through the town. Much of U.S. 30 has been rebuilt as a 4-lane divided highway, but most of the original Lincoln Highway route still exists and has been well marked by the Mid-Ohio Chapter of HDI and the Ohio Lincoln Highway League. The builder named it this because Abraham Lincoln was one of Fishers idols.
Minerva Monster
The Minerva Monster is local folklore.The Minerva Monster has had a movie called “The Legend of the Minerva Monster”. A story about the Minerva Monster says that it weighs 300 pounds and is a 6 foot tall hairy beast. The Minerva Monster was seen first near Route 30 and has been seen around the Minerva area.
Minerva & the Railroad
W&LE (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Station was built in 1917, the CC&S (college and career (later W&LE) had a frame station located about 100 yards to the east of where the existing station is at the corner of Market Street and Lincoln (now McKinley). At the time, Market Street ended at the Depot, but was extended after the Depot was demolished.
Resources
https://artsinstark.com/the-haas-historical-museum-in-minerva-ohio/
https://www.carrollcountyohio.com/historical/carroll-county-history/legend-of-the-lost-french-gold
http://dobywood.com/FoxTheatreAtlanta/Roxy.html
https://www.jspell.com/public-spell-checker.html
https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/oh/
https://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/builders/Minerva-Pennock.htm
http://www.minervachamber.org/the-village-of-minerva/the-roxy/