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About North Baltimore:

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Wording as shown on the plaque as erected:

Located in southern Wood County, the Village of New Baltimore was 
founded in 1860, with the first plat of twenty-nine acres recorded 
by B.L. Peters in 1875. Official incorporation occurred February 
7, 1876, with the name being changed to North Baltimore in 1880. The 
town flourished owing to the construction of the Baltimore and Ohio 
Railroad in 1873, from which the town took it's name, and the 
discovery of rich oil and gas deposits in 1886. First settlers 
included: Jacob Dirk, George Franks, Levi A. Tarr, and B.L. Peters. 
The population of the village grew from 700 in 1880 to 2,857 in 
1890. One of the first buildings, which was erected in 1860, served 
as a school, church and meeting hall, and was located on the Northwest 
corner of Main and Broadway Streets. This area, then known as "The 
Great Black Swamp," had given birth to a thriving town.

Village of North Baltimore
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1997 The Ohio Historical Society 10-87