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northern country, or were dropped where they now lie by the icebergs 

 which broke from the glaciers, and floated southward over the great body 

 of water which then filled the lake basin, scattering their burden of rocks 

 and gravel upon the bottom. This large mass of syenite shows two per- 

 pendicular sides; the highest of which measures twelve feet above the 

 sod. One of these sides measures fifteen feet across the face, and the other 

 is ten and a half feet across. The sloping side rests against a grassy 

 bank, and gives access to the top of the mass. The depth of the bowlder 

 below the soil can not be stated ; apparently it is considerable, and per- " 

 haps the larger part of it is out of sight. If half of the mass is below 

 ground, as can be fairly inferred, then the weight of the block can be 

 stated at about one hundred and sixty-five tons. 



Two rods distant from this block is another mass of the same kind of 

 rock, which evidently was once broken from it, probably from the side 

 which now shows the bold front of fifteen feet in breadth. This second 

 block is mostly under ground, the exposure being simply one corner and 

 three triangular surfaces. It projects about seven feet above the sod. 

 The three faces exposed measure respectively twelve, fifteen, and twelve 

 feet at the base. 



There is yet another large mass of the same rock lying near the two 

 already described, and the three, it would seem, were once one single 

 gigantic block. The size of the third mass can not be estimated, as it 

 lies almost wholly below giound. It can be struck with an iron probe 

 some distance away from the exposure, which measures three by six feet 

 across. These specimens are of especial interest to those who under- 

 stand what were the transporting forces which brought these masses so 

 far from their original beds. 

 ' Gas springs and deer licks are known in Harrisville township. 



The first house built in Medina county was a log house, erected in the 

 year 1810, within what is now the village of Lodi. It was built by Judge 

 Joseph Harris. 



An ancient mound of much interest can be seen in the center of Lodi 

 village. Upon this mound Judge Harris, the first settler of the county, 

 built a house in about the year 1830. This house still stands. The 

 mound is just south of the public green of Lodi. The elevation of the 

 mound above the general level of the land upon which it stands is twelve 

 feet. The outlines are yet quite distinct, though the grading of the yard 

 has somewhat changed the original appearance. When the town was 

 first settled, the mound was covered with large trees, among them several 

 black walnuts which were over two feet in diameter. The decayed stump, 

 of one is yet to be seen. The longest measurement of the mound is one 

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