Geneva (Ohio)

Ashtabula County

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Geneva is a city in Ashtabula County of the state of Ohio, United States. The town has 6,595 inhabitants ( 2000 census ). Acting City Manager is James Pearson.

Historical

The area around Geneva in 1805 was settled, founded the community itself about 1816 and 1958 combined to form a town. Geneva was named after the lying in state of New York the same city whose name in turn goes back to Geneva.

Education system

Geneva has four elementary schools, one junior high school and one high school, the so-called Geneva High. The education system of public education is governed by the Geneva law, so the schools take students from all U.S. states on.

Agriculture

The city's location on Lake Erie makes the wine possible in this area. The viticulture is possible only in a narrow strip of about 20 km, where the lake affects the meso-climate. In spring it is cooler than elsewhere by the freezing of the lake a long time. This prevents the early buds of plants that can be damaged by frosts occurring. In the autumn, however, the lake serves as a heat storage and makes the ripening of the grapes possible. Geneva is known nationwide for its grapes which are pressed into grape juice and wine, and contributes significantly to the economic maintenance of the city. Every year in Geneva last weekend in September a harvest festival, a traditional " Grape Jamboree " instead. Pull on these two days, parades through the main streets of the city and there are festivals and wine festival attractions.

Special

In addition, Geneva is one of the very few U.S. communities that make claims on land and lease rights on the moon. These rights were of Geneva in 1966, on the occasion of the 100 - year celebrations, claimed .. but the claim on extraterrestrial possessions by earthly governments and administrative units is excluded by the contract signed as United Nations Outer Space Treaty in 1967.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Emy Coligado (born 1971 ), actress, best known for her role as " Piama " in the series Malcolm in the Middle
  • Edward Sylvester Ellis (1840-1916), author, particularly known for his Wild West novels
  • Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950), pioneer of the automobile industry and namesake of the Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company
  • Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-1864), calligrapher who invented Spencerian Script, a cursive font; according to him the Spencer Elementary School is named in Geneva
  • Freeman Thorpe (1944-1922), portrait painter, the images of several American presidents painted, including the image of Abraham Lincoln at the United States Capitol
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