Valley City, Ohio

Valley City, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Valley City, Ohio

Location within the state of Ohio

Coordinates: 41°14′24″N 81°56′13″W / 41.24000°N 81.93694°W / 41.24000; -81.93694Coordinates: 41°14′24″N 81°56′13″W / 41.24000°N 81.93694°W / 41.24000; -81.93694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Township Liverpool
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 44280
Area code(s) 330

Valley City is an unincorporated community in central Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, United States. The west branch of the Rocky River and Plum Creek flow near Valley City from south to north.

It is located at intersection of State Routes 252 and 303 in the northwest corner of Medina County. Settled in 1810, the township around it was established in 1816. Together with Litchfield and York Townships, Liverpool Township composes the Buckeye Local School District. Valley City is part of Ohio District 11 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arts and culture

Valley City is known for being "The Frog Jump Capital of Ohio." Since 1962, it has held an annual contest patterned after Mark Twain's story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." On April 2, 1964, two years after the first contest was held, Governor Jim Rhodes proclaimed this contest the official state frog jumping championship. In 1969, some of the Valley City champion frogs competed in the larger contest in Calaveras County, California, including one belonging to Governor Rhodes. Today, the contest is held at the Mill Stream Park in early August.[1]

An annual street fair is held on the last weekend of August to support the local fire department.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Frog Jump History, 2007. Duane Naftzger, 1998. Accessed 10 May 2007.
  2. ↑ Valley City Fire & Rescue Liverpool Township: 2007.
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