Medina, originally named Mecca, was founded in 1816. One of the first things Medina’s earliest settlers did was to clear away the huge trees and create a public park, or, as it was called in their native New England, a Town Commons or Village Green. In 1880, Medina became the county seat of Medina County. In 1821, a fine brick building was built to house the county courts. It remains today, serving a thriving business on Public Square. Many thriving businesses soon popped up around the square. However, the Public Square we recognize today was created from tragedy. On the night of April 14, 1870, fire destroyed dozens of wooden buildings in Public Square and down South Court Street. City leaders met the next morning on the steps of the courthouse and made plans to rebuild Medina. Over the following decade, a new commercial heart, this time built of brick, rose building by building from the ashes of the past. These Victorian-era commercial buildings and those that came soon after give Medina’s uptown its unique historic character.
Your mission is to walk the outer sidewalk, next to the buildings around the Square and find the items in the pictures below. Start at the Meridian Stone at the posted coordinates. From there, you must walk in a clockwise direction! Put the pictures in the order you find them as you walk around the Square. After completing your mission, use the coordinates to find the cache which is a short drive away.
You may assume N41 and W081. So fill in N 41 ??.??? W 081 ?? . ???









