Charloe is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. There is a grocery store with gasoline pumps, a café, and a small manufacturer in Charloe.
History
editAn Ottawa Indian village stood at the site of Charloe,[1] and the community was named for Charloe Peter, an Indian chief.[2]
Charloe was the county seat of Paulding County in the 1840s,[2] but lost its county seat status to Paulding in 1851, prompting the former community's decline.[3]
A post office was also established at Charloe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]
On May 12th, 2023, a fire started at Charloe Store at around 10:30 p.m. local time and heavily damaged the store.[5] The store has since been closed, and is planned to be rebuilt and reopened.[6]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charloe, Ohio
- ^ a b Winter, Nevin Otto (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 532.
- ^ Miller, Ray (April 5, 1953). "Paulding Communities Cut Out Of Great Forests". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Paulding County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ HELBERG, TODD (May 13, 2023). "Charloe Store severely damaged by fire on Friday". The Crescent-News. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Facebook post from the store owner". www.facebook.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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