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Here you'll find 21 articles about Ravenna and the Riddle family. We have tried to order them so that one could read from first to last and end up with a sense of how Ravenna has changed along with the fortunes of the hearse and coach company.Most of these articles come from the scrapbooks of Mary Fitz-Gerald Riddle. From New Jersey, she came to Ravenna in 1904 when she married a son of Henry Riddle I, Henry Riddle II, who called himself Warner. She died in 1968.
Mary in her 20s . . . . . . in her 30s after 50 years of marriage, in 1964. History of Riddle Manufacturing Company. From the book Golden Wheels, The Story of the Automobiles Made in Cleveland and Northeastern Ohio, 1892-1932 by Richard Wager. Published June 1986 by Western Reserve Historical Society.
In the article National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form is a concise history of downtown Ravenna architecture.
Benjamin Tappan, beset by Hard Luck Fought Way Through Uncharted Wilderness to Become First Ravennan, undated but early 20th century.
Fire in 1887 Removed One of Ravenna's Old Landmarks, 1931.
The New Riddle Block, A Solid Structure!, 1888. Article about the dedication of Riddle Block 1.
Ravenna's First Graduate, June 2, 1938. Article about the graduation of Emily Robinson in 1861.
Riddle Plant Swept by Fire, July 2, 1903
The History of Merts and Riddle, undated, but probably early 1900s, by H. W. Riddle,
Many Have The Changes Been, 1906. Reminiscences of an early settler in the Ravenna area.
Oak Street is Riddle Avenue, 1908.
H. W. Riddle Presented with Loving Cup, 1910. This article is also found in the Ravenna Beautiful book, also found on this DVD.
Ravenna Banker Passes Away, Jan 27, 1910, the death of Charles Merts
Death Comes To H. W. Riddle, 1920
“Uncle Henry” Riddle Was Forced to Surmount Many Obstacles in Climbing Ladder to “Success”, 1925.
Army Plans Arsenal, by Maxwell Riddle, about 1941.
Allen Aircraft, Ward-Riddle Plan Open House, about 1960. Hugh Riddle, the grandson of Henry Riddle I, started another manufacturing company in Ravenna.
Riddle Hearses Carried The Famous, Powerful, 1967
Trip to Barn Loft Takes Him Back 30 Years, 1967. Maxwell Riddle remembers Ohio winters in the 1910s and 20s. .
Frank Buying Riddle properties The Riddle properties were sold in June 1984.
Tom, Dick, Harry gave Portage hospital gift, about 1980. The story of the beginnings of Robinson Memorial Hospital.
