Editing Medina County, Ohio (section)

==History==
Before European colonization, several Native American tribes inhabited northeastern Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redmond |first=Brian |title=The First Peoples of Ohio - What We Know and What We're Still Learning |url=https://www.cmnh.org/science-news/blog/september-2019/the-first-peoples-of-ohio |access-date=January 23, 2023}}</ref>
After Europeans first crossed into the Americas, the land that became Medina County was colonized by the French, becoming part of the colony of [[New France|Canada (New France)]]. It was ceded in 1763 to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and renamed [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]]. In the late 18th century the land became part of the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]] in the [[Northwest Territory]], then was purchased by the [[Connecticut Land Company]] in 1795. Parts of Medina County and neighbouring [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]] became home to the [[Black River Colony]] founded in 1852, a religious community centered on the pious lifestyle of the [[German Baptist Brethren]].