The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area that would become Mantua Township was originally inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans. One subtribe,
called the Manta or Mantes, lent their name to the Mantua Creek, the township’s namesake, forming its northeastern border. There is a widespread belief, including on the township's website, that the name Mantua means "frog" in the Lenape language, though the historical and linguistic evidence contradicts this claim. The modern spelling was possibly influenced or derived from Mantua, Italy.
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Start Mantua’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mantua’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Mantua, decade by decade
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.