Florence, Ohio, is not officially a village or a city. It is shown on Google Maps at the crossroads of SR 113 and Florence-Wakeman Road. But the Florence Township offices and fire department are actually in Birmingham, Ohio.
There are homes in Florence Township. And there is a cattle farm/ horse stables. And apparently, that is all that is currently there.
The Florence Township website has provided some history of the area. There was a settler who killed a bear with a hatchet, and another who shot more than 1000 deer. There is a story of a fratricide, a brother killing his brother with his axe for his possessions. It goes on, listing of some prices of goods in the early days of the Firelands, and history of early settlers and their mills and churches.
----
On the other hand, Florence, Italy, is a large city, a center of culture.
According to Brittanica web site,
"The present glory of Florence is mainly its past. Indeed, its historic centre was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1982. The buildings there are works of art abounding in yet more works of art, and the splendours of the city are stamped with the personalities of the individuals who made them. The geniuses of Florence were backed by persons of towering wealth, and the city to this day gives testimony to their passions for religion, for art, for power, or for money. Among the most famous of the city’s cultural giants are Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante, Machiavelli, Galileo, and its most-renowned rulers, generations of the Medici family.
Florence is in the heart of Tuscany, a region renowned for its agricultural history, especially the vineyards. The city is geographically located at a strategic spot on several rivers, meaning it was historically a crossroads for travel between cities. Like other cities in Italy, Florence is home to museums, galleries, churches, parks, monuments, shopping centers, theatres and so on. Goldsmiths, silversmiths, and jewelers are concentrated on the Ponte Vecchio, one of the world’s most famous bridges and the symbol of Florence.
The Florence tourist office provides a lot of information for visitors on their web site.
No comments:
Post a Comment