Charloe, Ohio
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Charloe is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
An Ottawa Indian village stood at the site of Charloe.[1] Charloe was the county seat of Paulding County in the 1840s.[2] The community was named for Charloe Peter, an Indian chief.[2] Charloe lost the county seat to Paulding in 1851, prompting the former community's decline.[3]
A post office was established at Charloe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]
References
- ^ 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 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Paulding County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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