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Insuring Preservation of Your NB Historical Artifacts
You can help preserve the rich and colorful history of our local community by donating documents, photographs, and artifacts directly to the North Baltimore Ohio Area Historical Society (NBOAHS). The Society is dedicated to protecting and conserving all items that it receives. In addition, the Society maintains a detailed computerized…
North Baltimore Loses a Landmark

The Hanson Aggregates Stone Company recently demolished a local landmark which had stood at the corner of Mitchell Road and West Cherry Street for over 100 years. The concrete pillars that stood there were originally the foundation of the France Stone Company’s crusher building. Constructed in the early 1900s and…
1923: Hotel Baltimore is Demolished
May 1912: President Theodore Roosevelt’s Campaign Train Stops in North Baltimore

In presidential campaigns, Ohio was just as important in 1912 as it is in 2012, and, as the largest community in southern Wood County, North Baltimore was significant enough to warrant a short stop by candidate Roosevelt. In those days, candidates used railroads as their primary means of campaign transportation.…