with a outside john lol jsfrmr wrote: > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there (I > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a functioning > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > Blackhorse. > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > Ravenna. > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > right > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > Sunday's > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. There > > are > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, exactly? > > Are they > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If someone > > lives > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from Ravenna or >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What other > > ones are > >>there in Portage county? >> >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township and > > a > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > Other > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I know > > that > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > think, at > >>least). >> >>Just something I've always wondered . . . >> >>Brian >> >> >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's true, it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't true, it ought to hurt no one ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > with a outside john lol > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there (I > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a functioning > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > Blackhorse. > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > Ravenna. > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > right > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > Sunday's > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. There > > > > are > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, exactly? > > > > Are they > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If someone > > > > lives > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from Ravenna or > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What other > > > > ones are > > > >>there in Portage county? > >> > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township and > > > > a > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > Other > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I know > > > > that > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > think, at > > > >>least). > >> > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > >> > >>Brian > >> > >> > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > >>============================== > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > > > go to: > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >