was founded in 1799 and is named after the city of Ravenna, Italy. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.

History

Ravenna was founded by Benjamin Tappan, who arrived there on June 11, 1799, to lay claim in his father's name to land purchased in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Tappan did not stay in the area for long, however, but built a settlement of log cabins before

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