Amos Ives Root (1839-1923) was an important man in the history of Medina County.
He grew up on a farm outside of Medina and opened a watch repair shop on Public Square
in Medina in the 1860's. One day, a swarm of bees clustered on the store's window.
An employee who was a beekeeper gathered the bees into a hive so that Mr. Root could study it.
That was the beginning of his fascination with bees.
Although beekeeping began as a hobby, it soon became much more than that.
Amos developed a method to harvest honey without destroying the hive.
He became a nationally- and internationally-known expert on bees and is sometimes referred to as
"The Father of Modern Day Beekeeping."
In 1869 when he was 30 years of age, Mr. Root founded a company
that specialized in honey, beehives, and beekeeping supplies and equipment. .
He became a very successful and wealthy businessman.
At the peak of its business, the company was shipping four railroad freight cars
of beekeeping equipment a day.
Over the years, the business climate changed,
and the company changed its focus to the manufacture of a byproduct of bees.
That company is still in existence today and is operated by the descendants of Amos I. Root.
The company's influence in the city of Medina is evidenced in the high school's mascot, The Bees.
This geocache is placed at the former homestead of Amos Ives Root.
It is placed with permission of Heather DeRosha.
"Find it... in Medina County" is a series of 25 geocaches placed throughout the area
at various parks and other points of interest.
Those who locate at least 18 of the geocaches in the series and present their completed passport at one of our redemption sites will receive a fabulous trackable geocoin as a memento of the fun that they have had exploring the area. (Limited to the first 250-- one per caching name).
Update August 2016: We have reordered another 250 geocoins!
Caches will remain in place and coins are available to the first 500 geocachers to complete the series.
And as an added bonus, there will be an extra surprise for those that find
at least 22 geocaches in the series! (While supplies last.)
You may print your passport by clicking here: "Find it... in Medina County" passport
Redemption sites and their hours are listed on the passport.
A list of the geocaches in this series can be found here:: "Find it... in Medina County" geocaches