Talk:Mantua, Ohio

Pronunciation

I changed the pronunciation in the article from (MAN tuh way) to (MAN uh way) (and the IPA as well). I grew up in Portage County, Ohio just southeast of Mantua and NEVER heard the "t" pronounced, even softly. It was the same with people who were from Mantua or Mantua Township as well as those of us near it. --JonRidinger 04:02, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. I also live near Mantua; local pronunciation is generally in the same patois as that of Bawlmer, Merlyn or Clumbis, Ahia. (See also Baltimorese, Pittsburgh English) As further evidence, the town of Mantua, Utah is pronounced in the same manner, as seen at that article. -- JeffBillman (talk) 04:04, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm hoping someone from Mantua, Utah will comment...just to be sure that Mantua, Utah pronouces it the same. I've heard they do, but have heard some other pronunciations as well. Regardless, here in Ohio, Mantua is pronounced as we both laid out. And yes, I've heard the Clumbis, Ahia one too, but not in this part of Ohio =D. --JonRidinger (talk) 04:44, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I do not live in Mantua, UT, but I live in Utah. You are correct. We do not say the "t", we say man-u-way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarahadams82 (talk • contribs) 00:27, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

My grandmother-in-law was born, raised, and died (at an old age) in Mantua, Utah. She always pronounced the 't' in the name, as did the rest of her family that I've known. I've heard it pronounced both ways by others in Utah, and the current wiki page for the Utah version of Mantua reflects both pronunciations. Begeun (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Lorenzo Snow

Considering that the town of Mantua, Utah is named after Mantua in honor of Snow, shouldn't he be mentioned here? I agree with the move of this info to Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio, but I think removing the info from this article puts too much emphasis on minor civil boundaries. Besides, given that the Pioneer Trail runs through the village of Mantua (connecting the Johnson Farm with points westward in Mormon history), Snow certainly spent time in Mantua. -- JeffBillman (talk) 02:25, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

I think this is a case of the village of Mantua getting the simple name "Mantua" much later. In the 1885 History of Portage County I have, what is now the village of Mantua was still known as "Mantua Station." (pg. 483: "Mantua Station: This flourishing little town has about 700 population, and is on the site of an old settlement, but was laid out more extensively about the time the Cleveland & Mahoning Valley Railroad, now a branch of the New York, Pennsylvania, & Ohio Railroad, was built by Darwin Atwater." The Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad was built around 1850. Back in Lorenzo Snow's day and even up through the time the 1885 History of Portage County was written, "Mantua" meant Mantua Township. The three villages in the township also used Mantua as part of their names: Mantua Center, Mantua Corners, and Mantua Station. So in essence, my historical view is that Mantua, Utah is named after Mantua Township not Mantua village. --JonRidinger (talk) 02:40, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Makes sense, especially when you consider the New England communities after which northeastern Ohio was fashioned: you have a town that's similar to a township, and the villages within the town are generally named "[Direction] [Townname]", or "[Townname] Center", etc. Nyttend (talk) 02:46, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

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