Paulding in Paulding County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Paulding County

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 1, 2013

1. Paulding County Marker

Inscription. Named for John Paulding, a Revolutionary War soldier whose capture of a British spy implicated Benedict Arnold in treason, Paulding County was formed in 1820 from the last remaining unorganized area of Ohio. Sparsely settled, it remained under the jurisdiction of Wood County until 1824 and then Williams County until 1839. Paulding's first county seat was established at New Rochester in 1839, then moved to Charloe in 1841. Centrally-located Paulding Center became the county seat in 1851, and a courthouse was built the following year. The present courthouse, built during the region's timber boom of the late 19th century, was designed by architect Edward Oscar Fallis and patterned after his Lenawee County courthouse in Adrian, Michigan. The four-faced Romanesque style building was completed in 1888 at a cost of $40,000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Erected 2000 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission,

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the Longaberger Company, Paulding County Board of Commissioners, and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 41° 8.253′ N, 84° 34.834′ W. Marker is in Paulding, Ohio, in Paulding County. It is at the intersection of N. Williams Street (U.S. 127) and E. Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Williams Street. Marker is located at the southwest corner of the County Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 N Williams Street, Paulding OH 45879, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 1, 2013

2. Paulding County Marker

At intersection of N. Williams Street and E. Perry Street

Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) (a few steps from this marker); Paulding County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Herb Monroe and His Wife Millie (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paulding County Carnegie Library (about 600 feet away); The Last Existing Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paulding (approx. 1.4 miles away); New Rochester (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named New Rochester (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paulding.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

Paulding County Marker on Courthouse Lawn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 1, 2013

3. Paulding County Marker on Courthouse Lawn

The Reservoir War (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker has had a sentence blanked out on its eight line. The now missing sentence read, “Neither village exists today.” If you know when and why this sentence was removed, please let us know by clicking on the blue Add Commentary link at the top or bottom of this page.

Paulding County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 1, 2013

4. Paulding County Courthouse

West side facing N. Williams Street

Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 1) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2021

5. Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 1)

Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2021

6. Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 2)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5, 6. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.