Charloe, Ohio

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The Charloe Community Park sign and the town's tornado siren behind it

Charloe is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. There is a pizza and ice cream shop and a small manufacturer in Charloe.

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History

An 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 12, 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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charloe, Ohio
  2. 1 2 Winter, Nevin Otto (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  532.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ray (April 5, 1953). "Paulding Communities Cut Out Of Great Forests". Toledo Blade. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Paulding County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ HELBERG, TODD (May 13, 2023). "Charloe Store severely damaged by fire on Friday". The Crescent-News. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Facebook post from the store owner". www.facebook.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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