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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
The North Baltimore Beacon‘s January 1, 1923 issue carried this news article on the demolition of the old Hotel Baltimore. The structure stood on the southeast corner of the intersection of South Main and East State (then named Railroad) Streets. The hotel was built in 1874. In the late 1890s,…
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.…
Hull’s Trace: Henry Township’s Early Role in American History
American General William Hull’s 2,600-man army blazed a path through the Black Swamp during the early months of the War of 1812 and almost certainly camped for at least one night in what is now Henry Township. Fort Meigs in Perrysburg is famous for the two battles fought there, but…
