Minerva, Ohio

Minerva (On the Highway since 1913) Pop: 3,900

 Minerva, founded in 1818 along the Great (Indian) Trail by John Whitacre, was named for his niece, and shares three counties; Stark, Columbiana and Carroll. Minerva holds the nickname "the Lost Gold Town" because of the story that a French convoy hid their gold there in 1755, and remains undiscovered today. This town grew in the 1840s with the development of the Sandy & Beaver Canal and later, the railroads...in fact, the first steel railway car was manufactured here.

• In the heart of town is the town's first gas station, now housing a coffee shop and clock shop. Across the street, look for a 1928 concrete Lincoln Highway post.

• There is a Lincoln Highway Memorial located at the Municipal Swimming Pool downtown. Minerva. 

• Historical museum downtown.

• Don't miss the brick sections near Robertsville, Ohio
  
   

• Dairy Queen is just east of downtown on Lincolnway (330)-868-6104.

• Mezzoluna's Italian Restaurant   301 W. Lincoln Way, (330) 868-4100. Thursday 4p-9p, Friday 11a-10p, Saturday 4p-10p, Sunday 11a-3p

• Grinders and Such, 404 E. Lincoln Way, (330) 868-7824. Mon-Thurs : 10AM-9PM, Fri & Sat : 10AM-10PM, Closed Sunday
  
   

•   Nearby, the area sports two widely used golf courses, the Great Trail and Edgewater Courses.
  
  For more information, go to: www.minervacoc.com..

1910s gas station now serves as a coffee shop.

The Palmantier Motel is a 40s era motel west of town. (330) 868-6000