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MedinaTV will be launching a series of programs to help celebrate and tell the history of Medina and America over the last 250 years. We are excited to premiere episode 2 of Americas Story. The Connecticut Land Company drew up the allotments and designated a New England–style town square for Medina. The establishment of stores, banks, and mills were important steps that provided stability to the early settlement. The Erie Canal also had a significant impact on the people of Medina. Reform movements began to grow, such as the Temperance movement, but it was Medina’s strong stand for the abolition of slavery that truly defined the town during this period. One of Medina’s first lawyers, Charles Olcott, wrote a book on abolition and read it aloud in Congress. This was not his only claim to fame—Olcott also held the patent for the invention of the metallic ship. Prior to this time, all ships and water vessels were made of wood.
Director, Miles Reed

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MedinaTV will be launching a series of programs to help celebrate and tell the history of Medina and America over the last 250 years. We will begin with Episode 1 of Americas Story. The story of Medina’s beginnings traces our history
back to an Indian trail that later became a military highway. This route formed Medina’s first road—Smith Road—and became the framework upon which the early community was built. In this documentary, we explore the development of
Medina as a pioneer village, examining the key pieces of the puzzle that gave the town a foothold into the future. Director, Miles Reed.

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