Near Mantua in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Oliver and Rosetta Snow

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

1. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker

Inscription. Oliver and Rosetta Snow, who built this home in 1815, immigrated to Mantua from Becket, Massachusetts, in 1805 with two daughters and raised five more children here. Oliver prospered as a farmer, served Portage County in a variety of civic capacities, and converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after meeting the church's founder, Joseph Smith, in the early 1830s. In 1838, the Snows left Ohio and eventually settled in Illinois. Two of their children later moved to Utah and became prominent leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lorenzo, who was born on this property in 1814, became the fifth president of the Church, serving from 1898-1901. Eliza Roxcy Snow, an acclaimed Portage County poet, became second general president of the Relief Society, a Latter-day Saint women's organization.

Erected 2005 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 67-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 41° 17.624′ N, 81° 14.717′ W. Marker is near Mantua, Ohio

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, in Portage County. Marker is on Mantua Center Road, 0.1 miles north of Pioneer Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mantua OH 44255, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mantua Center Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Village Government Center Building History (approx. 1.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Silver Creek Cheese Factory (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Underground Railroad / Escaping Slavery In Eastern Ohio (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named The Underground Railroad / Escaping Slavery In Eastern Ohio (approx. 5 miles away); In Memory of Those (approx. 5.3 miles away); Ebenezer Sheldon (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mantua.

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

2. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker

Side A photo
Oliver Snow

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

3. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker

Side A photo
Rosetta Snow

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

4. Oliver and Rosetta Snow Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.