Remembering Wadsworth:: From Pioneers to Streetcars

Battling wolves and wilderness, the settlers of 1814 were the first in a long line of daring and ingenious souls to call Wadsworth home. With a wry but gentle humor, former mayor Caesar A. Carrino regales his readers with tales of these colorful characters, including politically biased embalmers and a swindling tabloid entrepreneur whose ghost still haunts the streets of Wadsworth. Carrino spins a beguiling yarn as he chronicles the history of his city, from the sometimes tragic fate of early pioneers to the coming of a new century with rail, steam, coal and automobile.

Caesar Carrino is a long-time resident and former mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio. He is a retired Dean Emeritus of the University of Akron, and a former teacher and principal. He remains active in local education as the President of a private school. He has also produced a television program, Wadsworth History on Film, for which he has interviewed over 300 local residents. Mr. Carrino is presently serving as an Auditor for TEAC, the Teacher Education Accrediting Council, Washington, DC.