Bowling Green in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Wood County Museum
Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2021
1. The Wood County Museum Marker
Inscription.
The Wood County Museum. . Although the state of Ohio authorized county funds be set aside for the maintenance of the poor in 1816, it was not until June 3, 1863, when the Board of Wood County Commissioners selected a site to build an infirmary farm. Decisions about construction were delayed for five years until finally on June 9, 1868, the contract to build the original portion of the west wing of the Wood County Infirmary was awarded to Amherst Ordway at a cost of $4,975. , Once serving the county's poor, elderly, and disabled, the Wood County Infirmary transitioned into the Wood County Home, or what locals referred to as the nursing home, around 1920. After the site closed in 1971, the remaining residents were moved to the newly constructed Wood County Nursing Home, known today as Wood Haven Health Care. The Wood County Historical Society officially dedicated this site the Wood County Historical Center and Museum on September 12, 1976. Today the site is known as the Wood County Museum. , The Wood County Board of County Commissioners are designated as the rightful owners of museum buildings and grounds and are the appointing authority for all county- employed museum staff. Museum and society staff oversee the daily operations on behalf of the Wood County Historical Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is the appointing authority for the care of collections, installation of exhibits, marketing, operations, educational outreach, and facilitation of the county's tax appropriation dollars for repairs and improvements to the buildings and grounds. The Wood County Park District maintains the museum's grounds. , The Wood County Museum is open daily. Admission charges do apply or become a member to enjoy free admission. Please visit our website at www.woodcountyhistory.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram at Wood County Museum. . This historical marker is in Bowling Green in Wood County Ohio
Although the state of Ohio authorized county funds be set aside
for the maintenance of the poor in 1816, it was not until June 3,
1863, when the Board of Wood County Commissioners selected a
site to build an infirmary farm. Decisions about construction were
delayed for five years until finally on June 9, 1868, the contract to
build the original portion of the west wing of the Wood County
Infirmary was awarded to Amherst Ordway at a cost of $4,975.
Once serving the county's poor, elderly, and disabled, the Wood
County Infirmary transitioned into the Wood County Home, or what
locals referred to as the nursing home, around 1920. After the site
closed in 1971, the remaining residents were moved to the newly
constructed Wood County Nursing Home, known today as Wood
Haven Health Care. The Wood County Historical Society officially
dedicated this site the Wood County Historical Center & Museum
on September 12, 1976. Today the site is known as the Wood
County Museum.
The Wood County Board of County Commissioners are
designated as the rightful owners of museum buildings and
grounds and are the appointing authority
Click or scan to see this page online
for all county-
employed museum staff. Museum and society staff oversee
the daily operations on behalf of the Wood County Historical
Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is the appointing
authority for the care of collections, installation of exhibits,
marketing, operations, educational outreach, and facilitation
of the county's tax appropriation dollars for repairs and
improvements to the buildings and grounds. The Wood County
Park District maintains the museum's grounds.
The Wood County Museum is open daily. Admission charges do
apply or become a member to enjoy free admission. Please visit
our website at www.woodcountyhistory.org or follow us on
Facebook or Instagram at Wood County Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1863.
Location. 41° 21.051′ N, 83° 37.003′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker is on County Home Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
shouting distance of this marker); Pest House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pestilence House 1933 (within shouting distance of this marker); Boiler House, 1898 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Wood County Museum (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2021
3. The Wood County Museum Marker
Entrance to the museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
Although the state of Ohio authorized county funds be set aside
for the maintenance of the poor in 1816, it was not until June 3,
1863, when the Board of Wood County Commissioners selected a
site to build an infirmary farm. Decisions about construction were
delayed for five years until finally on June 9, 1868, the contract to
build the original portion of the west wing of the Wood County
Infirmary was awarded to Amherst Ordway at a cost of $4,975.
