Garage Door Repair in Ravenna, Ohio

Ravenna has an unusual industrial past. A carriage works founded in 1831 built high-end hearses so well regarded that two Ohio presidents, William McKinley and Warren G. Harding, were carried in them. A glassworks, set up in 1848, is recognized as the town's first true industry. A toy company incorporated here in 1905 was, through the 1920s, the largest cast-iron toy manufacturer in the world.

On May 25, 1853, the Ohio Woman's Rights Association held its first statewide meeting in Ravenna. On February 15, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln's train passed through on the way to his inauguration; he had not meant to speak, but the crowd and a cannon salute brought him out to address them, and a small plaque has marked the spot since 1985. In the late 1990s the downtown got a facelift to restore its historic architecture, and since the 1970s the city has held the Ravenna Balloon A-Fair every September.

The Ravenna School District runs Ravenna High School, Brown Middle School and three elementary buildings, and the Maplewood Career Center serves high school students from ten schools in Portage and Summit counties. State Routes 59, 44, 14 and 88 pass through the city, which sits between Interstate 80 to the north and Interstate 76 to the south. Notable Ravenna natives and residents range from Marvin Kent, namesake of the city of Kent, to singer Maynard James Keenan and Devo co-founder Gerald Casale.