On Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 61) at High Shoals Road / Shady Grove Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Cartersville Highway.
One-half mile E. the old road from Burnt Hickory to Dallas joined one leading E., via Pumpkin Vine Bridge, near Owen's Mill, to New Hope Church. May 25,
1864: Geary's (2d), followed by William's (1st) div., 20th A.C. [US], turned E. when assailed . . . — — Map (db m20248) HM
On Main Street north of East Griffin Street, on the right when traveling north.
West side
A. Lafayette Bartlett
Citizen, Lawyer, Statesman,
Historian
Born on a Paulding County
farm, Feb. 15, 1851
Died in Dallas Georgia,
May 17, 1926
His life was largely given to the service of his people of his home . . . — — Map (db m118325) HM
Near Jimmy Campbell Parkway, 0.3 miles east of Academy Drive.
By Saturday, May 28, 1864, fierce Confederate resistance at New Hope Church (on May 25th) and Pickett's Mill (May 27th) had convinced Union Major General William T. Sherman to move his armies eastward back to the Western and Atlantic Railroad to . . . — — Map (db m118180) HM
On Rockmart Highway (U.S. 278) 0.2 miles east of Homer Cochran Road.
May 25, 1864. McPherson’s Army of the Tenn., [US] marching from Wooley’s Bridge (Etowah River), via Van Wert, reached Pumpkin Vine Cr., Logan’s 15th A.C. [US] camped near Pumpkin Vine Church, 2 mi. S.
May 26, Dodge’s 16th A.C. [US] reached . . . — — Map (db m35776) HM
On Goldmine Road, 0.1 miles east of Fairview Drive, on the right when traveling east.
May 24, 1864. McPherson’s 15th & 16th A.C. [US] left Euharlee Creek (at Aragon, Polk County) & passed through Van Wert, his route being present State Highways 101 & 6 Turning E. (toward Yorkville, Paulding Co.), camp was made at Raccoon Creek near . . . — — Map (db m35773) HM
On Bobo Road at Hosiery Mill Road, on the left when traveling south on Bobo Road.
Here, at New Hope Church, Confederate and Federal armies engaged in a desperate battle as the former blocked the way to Atlanta, key industrial center of the Confederacy. Sherman again outflanked the Confederates and the two armies moved to renew . . . — — Map (db m20873) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381) at Bobo Road, on the left when traveling west on Dallas-Acworth Highway.
Lt. Gen. J. B. Hood’s A.C. [CS], having marched from the Etowah River, reached New Hope Ch., May 25, 1864, in time to halt Gen. J. W. Geary’s (2d) div., 20th A.C. [US], which had detoured near Owens’ Mill enroute to Dallas by New Hope. Checked by . . . — — Map (db m20840) HM
Near Bobo Road south of Dallas Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381), on the left when traveling south.
On Wednesday, May
25, 1864, a fierce battle
was fought between
Union Major General
Joseph Hooker's 20th
Corps and Confederate
Major General Alexander
P. Stewart's division. It
occurred around a church
located at this crossroads,
known as . . . — — Map (db m142916) HM
On Bobo Road south of Dallas Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381), on the right when traveling south.
North side
In memory of the
Confederate soldiers
of the Army of
Tennessee who fought
and died here
Paulding County
West side
Confederate
Army of Tennessee
Hood's Army Corps
Maj Gen Alexander . . . — — Map (db m118318) HM WM
On Mount Tabor Church Road at Garrison Road, on the left when traveling south on Mount Tabor Church Road.
After the successful defense at New Hope Church by Hood’s Corps [CS], May 25, 1864, Johnston [CS] extended his right NE to keep pace with the Federal leftward shift to outflank him. Elements of the 4th, 14th and 23rd Corps under Maj. Gen. Oliver . . . — — Map (db m20838) HM
On Hiram-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 92) 0.4 miles north of Abbey Lane, on the right when traveling south.
After the successful defense at New Hope Church by Hood’s Corps [CS], May 25, 1864, Johnston [CS] extended his right NE to keep pace with the Federal leftward shift to outflank him.
Elements of the 4th, 14th and 23rd Corps under Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m87388) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381) at Cumberland Way, on the right when traveling south on Dallas-Acworth Highway.
One-half mi. S.W., on Pumpkin Vine Cr., was the site of Brown’s saw-mill, a landmark during military operations May 25 – June 5, 1964. The 23rd Corps, moving from Sligh’s Mill, Burnt Hickory P.O., and Owens’ Mill, occupied lines on this . . . — — Map (db m20817) HM
On Merchants Drive (Georgia Route 6), on the right when traveling west.
Here, the intrenched line held by Gen. J. E. Johnston’s forces [CS] during the fighting on the Dallas - New Hope Ch. front, crossed the road; line erected and occupied May 26 and abandoned June 4, 1864. Three of the 10 miles of this line were on . . . — — Map (db m20960) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 92) 0 miles north of Cedarcrest Road, on the right when traveling south.
One tenth mi. W. at the intersection of the old Dallas-Acworth & Burnt Hickory rds. -- a key point of Federal military operations at New Hope Church and Dallas. May 25 - June 5, 1864. Hardee’s & Hood’s A.C. [CS] moved this way, S. - from the . . . — — Map (db m20831) HM
On Hardee Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Hardee Street.
Dallas became the seat of government for Paulding County, Georgia in 1852. By 1861, the town's population was approximately 200 citizens. The Civil War era courthouse was located across Main Street east of the building that succeeded it in 1892. The . . . — — Map (db m118186) HM
On Merchants Drive (Georgia Route 61) at East Memorial Drive (Georgia Route 381), on the right when traveling west on Merchants Drive.
Four to six mi. N.E., on State Highway 92 at & near New Hope church, are the battlefield’s of New Hope Church & Pickett’s Mill - two of the notable engagements of the Atlanta Campaign, May 25 & 27, 1864.
From a point 2 mi. S. of Dallas, the . . . — — Map (db m20456) HM
On Confederate Avenue (Georgia Route 61) at Polk Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Confederate Avenue.
May 26, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis’ (2d) div. 14th A. C. [US], reached Dallas on this rd. from Bishop’s Bridge (Pumpkin Vine Cr.).
These troops left Resaca, Gordon County, May 16, & marched to Rome via a route W. of the Oostanaula River. . . . — — Map (db m20451) HM
On Hardee Street/Merchants Drive, 0.1 miles west of Merchants Drive (Georgia Route 6), on the right when traveling east.
Here, the intrenched line held by Maj. Gen. J. B. McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. [US] crossed the road; erected & occupied May 26 & abandoned June 1, 1864. These troops were the right of Federal forces on the Dallas - New Hope Ch. front which had . . . — — Map (db m20977) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 92) just south of Thornwood Drive, on the right when traveling south.
May 23: Gen. Wm. J. Hardee’s [CS] headquarters during the march of his Corps from Stegall’s Station (Emerson) to points south.
May 24: Gen. John B. Hood [CS] spent night here enroute with his corps from Etowah River to New Hope Church.
Oct. 5: . . . — — Map (db m30256) HM
On Bobo Road at Folsom Road, on the right when traveling north on Bobo Road.
During the fighting at Dallas, New Hope Church, Pickett’s Mill & elsewhere along the opposing Confederate & Federal lines, General J. E. Johnston [CS] had h'dq'rs at the Wm. Wigley house (which stood near here) May 25 - June 1, 1864.
Posey . . . — — Map (db m20758) HM
On Villa Rica Highway (Georgia Route 61) 0 miles south of Aiken Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Hardee’s A.C. was on the left of General J.E. Johnston’s line [CS] – Dallas - New Hope front. May 26 - June 4, 1864. Dallas was the southern-most objective of Federal forces in their flanking march around Allatoona.
During the Federal . . . — — Map (db m20939) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381) at Bobo Road, on the left when traveling west on Dallas-Acworth Highway.
Dedicated to the Northern and the Southern men who gave their all for cherished principles; undivided Union and States’ Rights; in the battle fought here in May, 1864. — — Map (db m20841) HM
On Chester Harris Drive at Dallas Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381), on the right when traveling west on Chester Harris Drive.
The cemetery and former sanctuary for New
Hope Church became parts of a battlefield on
Wednesday, May 25, 1864. The Federal 20th
Corps, commanded by Major General Joseph
Hooker, attacked Confederate Major General
Alexander P. Stewart's . . . — — Map (db m142917) HM
On Bobo Road at Hosiery Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on Bobo Road.
Federal Army strives to break through Confederate position and command roads leading to Atlanta.
Federals execute flank movement around Confederate Army when attack fails, reaching Western & Atlantic Railroad their line of supply and move . . . — — Map (db m87389) HM
On Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 61) 0 miles south of School Road, on the left when traveling north.
May 24, 1864: The 4th, 20th & a div. of the 14th A.C. - Army of the Cumberland [US], enroute from Stilesboro, camped in this vicinity, & on the 25th, marched to New Hope Church.
The 23rd Corps [US], at Sligh's Mill, 3 mi. N.E., night of the . . . — — Map (db m20428) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 61) 0 miles south of West Memorial Drive (Georgia Route 381), on the right when traveling south.
Created December 3, 1832, and named for John Paulding, one of the captors of Major Andre, accomplice of Benedict Arnold. Van Wert, the first county seat, was named for another of the captors. When Polk County was created in 1851, Dallas became the . . . — — Map (db m21034) HM
On Merchants Highway (Georgia Route 6) near Marietta Highway (Georgia Route 120), on the right when traveling east.
Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s corps which had moved from Allatoona as left flank of Johnston’s army [CS] -- via Lost Mtn. & Mt. Tabor Ch. -- reached this vicinity May 24, 1864. After return of Hardee’s A.C. [CS] from Powder Springs (May 25), Polk’s . . . — — Map (db m20943) HM
On Hosiery Mill Road just east of Bobo Road, on the right when traveling east.
June 4, 1864. The embattled forces of Gen. J. E. Johnston’s army, [CS] having confronted Sherman’s army [US] on the Dallas-New Hope Church front, since May 25, abandoned the position & shifted eastward because of Sherman’s movement back to the State . . . — — Map (db m20772) HM
On Vernoy Aiken Road, 0.2 miles north of Villa Rica Highway (Georgia Route 61), on the left when traveling north.
May 26, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan’s 15th A.C. [US] was posted on the hills N. & W. of this, the salient angle of the intrenched line. The Federals fought defensively during the 6 days of fighting, climaxed by a concerted assault on the salient by . . . — — Map (db m20952) HM
On Charles Hardy Parkway (Georgia Route 120) at Bobo Road, on the right when traveling south on Charles Hardy Parkway.
May 24, 25, 1964. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee [CS] maintained h’dq’rs here during operations of his command in this sector, incident to finding the position of McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. (rt. wing. Sherman’s forces [US]).
On the 24th, uncertain . . . — — Map (db m35739) HM
On Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 61) at Harmony Grove Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Cartersville Highway. Reported missing.
Noted crossroads settlement of the 1860’s.
Schofield's 23rd corps [US], marching from Milam's Bridge (Etowah River) camped here May 24-25, 1864.
This corps was the rear & left guard of Sherman’s flanking march to by-pass the Allatoona . . . — — Map (db m50751) HM
On Unnamed cemetery road, 0.1 miles north of Chester Harris Drive, on the left when traveling north.
May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.W. Geary’s (2d) div. 20th A.C. [US], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. -- (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams’ (1st) & on his left by Butterfield's (3d) divs. - the corps . . . — — Map (db m20800) HM
On Bobo Road near Hosiery Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Lt. Gen. Hardee’s A.C. [CS], having marched from Stegall’s Station (Emerson) near the Etowah River & camped at the Dr. Smith house, May 23rd, passed New Hope Church on the 24th, enroute to the Dallas front.
This moving left flank of Gen. J. E. . . . — — Map (db m20771) HM
Near Recreation Drive, 0.2 miles east of East Memorial Drive.
On Saturday, May 28, 1864, the Confederate Kentucky "Orphan Brigade"—so named for they could not return home because of Federal control of their state—made a brutal attack against entrenched Federal lines. The attack was made from along . . . — — Map (db m118182) HM
On Merchants Drive (Georgia Route 6) 0.1 miles west of Hampton Drive, on the right when traveling west.
May 28, 1864. On ridge W., were the intrenched lines of the 1st div., 15th A.C. & the 2d div., 16th A.C. [US]; beyond ravine E., the lines of Bates div. of Hardee’s corps [CS].
Late afternoon, Lewis’ Ky. (Orphan) & Finley’s Florida brigades, . . . — — Map (db m20492) HM
On Main Street at Beatty Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
This pattern was chosen since it and the building both date to the 1800's. The Eight Point Star has always been a favorite pattern, even with the quilters today. This is the first quilt square painted in Paulding County to be on the Southern Quilt . . . — — Map (db m197608) HM
On Hiram-Douglasville Highway (Georgia Route 92) 0 miles north of Darby's Crossing Drive, on the right when traveling north.
May 25, 1864. Maj. Gen P. R. Cleburne’s div. marched with Hardee’s A.C. [CS] from New Hope Church May 24th, to Power Springs.
These troops, the left flank of Johnson’s Army, marched S.E. to find the position of the Federals known to be near . . . — — Map (db m49846) HM
On Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway (U.S. 278) at Hiram-Douglasville Highway (Georgia Route 92), on the right when traveling east on Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway.
May 24, 25, 1864. Hardee’s corps, of Gen. J. E. Johnston’s army [CS], having marched on the 23rd from Stegall's Station (Emerson), passed this way to Powder Springs, where it camped until 3 a.m. of the 25th, when it counter-marched toward Dallas . . . — — Map (db m20815) HM
On Macland Road (Georgia Route 360) at Maxwell Road, on the right when traveling east on Macland Road.
Oct. 3-6, 1864. Lt. Gen. John B. Hood [CS] had h'dq'rs at the Colley house which stood 500 ft. N. of this marker. Hood, enroute with his army to Tennessee, after the fall of Atlanta, marked time in this vicinity while Stewart’s A. C. wrecked the . . . — — Map (db m20788) HM
On Hiram Douglasville Highway (Georgia Route 92) 0 miles south of Alexander Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1912 Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, established the Rosenwald Fund to assist in community school construction of public schools for
African-American students in the South. The Julius Rosenwald Fund assisted local . . . — — Map (db m13466) HM
On Dallas-Acworth Highway (Georgia Route 381) at Chester Harris Drive, on the right when traveling west on Dallas-Acworth Highway.
On April 4, 1977 a DC-9 Southern Airways Flight 242 flying from Huntsville, AL to Atlanta encountered a dangerous thunderstorm over Rome, GA. The hail and rain the aircraft endured was so severe that both engines flamed out and the aircraft . . . — — Map (db m62977) HM
On West River Street (County Road 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
Let us never forget that we cannot rightfully
celebrate the joy of our freedom without
remembering the great price paid for that freedom.
May we always be humbly grateful to
those brave American soldiers who suffered
and made the . . . — — Map (db m208955) WM
On Railroad Street at Cleveland Street, on the right when traveling east on Railroad Street.
(Side One)
The completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal on July 4, 1843 brought many new settlers into this region. The Wabash and Erie Canal connected with the Miami and Erie Canal at Junction. Antwerp, ideally located on the Maumee . . . — — Map (db m68957) HM
On East River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on East River Street.
Civil War
1861 ★ 1865
William I Samson •
John R Pugh •
William H Shriver •
Joel Mallett •
Eli Pugh •
Barney Simmers •
David Reeb •
William Henry Thomas •
Edward Abraham Snell •
John S Rodgers •
George S Myers • . . . — — Map (db m168109) WM
On East River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on East River Street.
John S Bryan •
Abraham Moore •
George Kingary •
James Chaney •
William C Freece •
John S Snook •
Frank Long •
Edwin Cowell •
Oliver E Duvall •
Samuel C Goshorn •
Newton J Perry •
John A Zuber •
Thomas McCreary •
Uriah H . . . — — Map (db m208790) WM
On West River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
Korean War Era
1950 * 1959
Edward Duane Hudson •
John Alton Fulk •
Homer Richard Brooks •
Max L Johnston •
John Albert Meyer •
Richard Charles Smith •
David Carlton Hart •
Ora R Cross •
G Vern Mees •
John L Krutsch •
Stanley . . . — — Map (db m168994) WM
On West River Street (County Road 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
William J Hounshell •
Kenneth Neil Fisher •
Michael A McKeever •
Tammy Sue Shidler •
Andrew Duane Hahn •
Jason Alan Stiebling •
William Ray Hickock •
Cclint Leland Rager •
Kelly S (Mabis) Dincler •
Eric William Jordan •
Nicholas . . . — — Map (db m167965) WM
On East River Street (County Road 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on East River Street.
Vietnam Era
1960 • 1980
Arnold Begley •
Donald Harry Smith •
John T Birkhold •
Billy Joe Hicks •
Dale Lee Dull •
Randall Lee Hughes •
Dennis W Riggers •
Leman Saylor •
David Edward Mendez •
Arthur R Lohm •
Michael David . . . — — Map (db m168083) WM
On West River Street (County Road 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
Allen Dean Booger •
Ray Edward Delong •
Carl Rudolph Kortokrax •
Larry Lavon Zuber •
J Carlton Snook •
Allen David Deemer •
George Michael McKeever •
Rudie Jay Reeb •
Charles Keith West •
Melvin L Fillmore •
Albert R Miller Jr • . . . — — Map (db m168759) WM
On West River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
War of 1812
1812 • 1815
Thomas Wentworth •
Dennison Hughes •
James Hall •
Robert Allen Rogers
Civil War
1861 • 1865
E. Oliver S. Applegate •
E. George W. Champion •
E. John Erter •
Philip Slusser •
Rollin M. Bruner . . . — — Map (db m167921) WM
On W. River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on W. River Street.
World War I Era
1900 * 1938
Joseph Augusta Horn •
Raymond E Navin •
Paul H Reeb •
Guy L Smith •
Ralph O Brattain •
Fred Hawkins •
John Dunderman •
William L Stickney •
Harold E Knox •
Bruno Persyn •
Arista Carr •
Harry M . . . — — Map (db m168996) WM
On West River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
Donald E Hudson •
Oliver W Reeb •
Edwin D Cottrell •
Percy P Smith •
John A Hawkins •
William M Kerns •
Roland L Stevenson •
Floyd H Weeks •
Carl W Chaney •
Reed Essex •
Ralph F Schooley •
Frank Eugene Miller •
Andrew A . . . — — Map (db m168876) WM
On W. River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on W. River Street.
World War II Era
1939 * 1949
John R Ours Jr •
Gerald V Seslar •
Joseph H Buerkle •
Frank L Jones •
John Olsen •
Francis G Lero •
Nl Samaha •
Everett R Wann •
Joseph Berenyi •
William D Smith •
Richard M Bauer Sr •
Paul E . . . — — Map (db m169106) WM
On West River Street (County Route 424) at Island Street, on the left when traveling east on West River Street.
Archer M West •
Frederick A Bixler •
Alfred Joseph Daeger •
James R Hazelswart •
Edward David McCreery •
Gerald D Putman •
Julius Beregszazi •
Ray H Copsey •
Wallace L Geyer •
Harold J Nern •
Curtis C Swann •
John Ben . . . — — Map (db m169114) WM
On County Highway 180 at Local Road T77, on the left when traveling east on County Highway 180.
Here in 1887, frustrated locals destroyed the Six Mile Reservoir when legal efforts to close it failed. Years after any boat ran on the Wabash & Erie Canal, its water source, the 2,000-acre reservoir, became a stagnant, uncultivable breeding . . . — — Map (db m225394) HM
On County Road 73 near County Road T-192, on the left when traveling north.
This historical bridge was built on this site in 1889. The bridge was named after a local landowner, George Forder, who built the stone abutment and pier. The steel truss was built by Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works. It was 356 feet long and 24 . . . — — Map (db m174770) HM
On County Route 171 at County Route 138, on the right when traveling south on County Route 171. Reported missing.
Charloe
»»««
From this point, known as
the “Upper Delaware Town,”
Wayne destroyed the Indians'
abundant crops, which
skirted the Auglaize all
the way to Fort Defiance. — — Map (db m136582) HM
On County Road 138 just west of County Road 171, on the right when traveling west.
This area was once the site of the Oquanoxa Indian Reservation. Charloe was named after Chief Charloe Peter of the Ottawa Tribe. He was the last chief of the Okonoksee Village which is currently Charloe. — — Map (db m161416) HM
On County Route 171 at County Route 177, on the right when traveling south on County Route 171. Reported missing.
1000 feet east – site of
Fort Brown
Erected in the War of
1812 by a contingent
of Harrison’s army and
commanded by Colonel Brown. — — Map (db m136590) HM
On County Road 171 near County Road 138, on the left when traveling north.
Tribe of the Ottawas
The last Chief of Oknoksee Village
Oquanoxas Indian reserve prior to 1820
The Indian chieftain and his tribe west westward about 1820.
In 1839 a town was formed and platted here, it was named Charloe after the . . . — — Map (db m161351) HM
On South Main Street (Ohio Route 637) just south of West Jackson Street (Ohio Route 114), on the right when traveling south.
This bell was mounted on the town
hall in l899 and was removed when
the building was razed in 1959.
It was placed here, August 1961,
in memory of the members of the
Washington Engine Company of Grover
Hill,
which
was organized in 1893.
It . . . — — Map (db m159737) HM
On County Road 111 at County Road 163, on the left when traveling west on County Road 111.
On this site, the Miami and Erie Canal, that came north from Cincinnati and the Ohio River, intersected with the Wabash and Erie Canal that came from Fort Wayne and Evansville, Indiana. From this point, which became the town of Junction, the canals . . . — — Map (db m27250) HM
On County Road 171, 0.2 miles south of County Road 177, on the left when traveling north.
Fort Brown was built in 1812 by a "Col. Brown." Together with Fort Jennings and Fort Amanda to the south, and Fort Winchester to the north, it guarded the army supply route into the Maumee Valley. In 1813, Gen. Greene Clay's Kentucky Militia, . . . — — Map (db m18989) HM
On County Road 171, 0.2 miles south of County Road 177, on the left when traveling north.
One of a chain of posts built
along the Auglaize River by
General William Henry Harrison
in his campaigns against the
British and Indians in the
War of 1812.
Presented to the State of
Ohio in the Sesquicentennial
Year of Statehood. . . . — — Map (db m18954) HM
On County Route 171, 0.2 miles south of County Route 177, on the left when traveling north.
The Indians in early times plied the Auglaize River as they traveled between the Ohio and the Great Lakes. The French, the British, and then the Americans came into the valley as they succeeded in conquering the land. In the Indian Wars (1790 - . . . — — Map (db m19327) HM
On East Jackson Street just west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Herb Monroe and his wife Millie moved from
central Ohio to Paulding in 1941 for him to take
the job as manager of Paulding-Putnam Rural
Electric Cooperative. Despite their intention
then to only stay in northwest Ohio for a few
years, Herb . . . — — Map (db m223717) HM
On N. Williams Street (U.S. 127) at E. Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Williams Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m69009) HM
On S. Main Street at E. Harrison Street, on the left when traveling south on S. Main Street.
In 1912, the president of the Public Library Association in Paulding requested funding from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to building a library in Paulding. At first the Carnegie Corporation of New York refused, stating that it only provided . . . — — Map (db m69012) HM
On E. Perry Street at N. Williams Street (U.S. 127), on the left when traveling east on E. Perry Street.
In honor of all who served
United States Army
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
United States Coast Guard
United States Air Force — — Map (db m69011) WM
Near North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
This 1955 24 ton double bay window Nickel Plate Railroad caboose was saved from extinction in 1990 by many generous local citizens, railroad enthusiasts, organizations and businesses.
The caboose was built in the NKP's Ironville (east Toledo) . . . — — Map (db m242681) HM
Near North Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
The sound of distant train whistles echoing across the open fields of Paulding County still pierce the night air in our small Village of Payne, and while the railroad tradition is still very much alive in the community, one of its most determined . . . — — Map (db m242680) HM
On Van Wert-Paulding County Line Road, 0.1 miles west of Holtery Street, on the right when traveling west.
William C. Cotterman 1911 ~ 1944 Army •
Earl E. Yoh 1923 ~ 1944 Air Force •
Jackie R. Poling 1947 ~ 1968 Army •
Zachary R. Wobler 1980 ~ 2005 Army
The Soldiers Creed
I am a warrior and a member of a team
I serve the people of . . . — — Map (db m191027) WM
