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
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
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
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