Crane Township, like many Ohio townships, was established in a place where there was no existing government and there were very few people. As a result, early Ohio townships assumed the responsibility of maintaining order. Horatio Nelson Curtis was elected Crane Township’s first Justice of the Peace in 1825. Justices were responsible for keeping the…
John Paulding Historical Society will host a general meeting and special program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. The meeting is open to all. The guest speaker for the evening will be Jerett Godeke, who will discuss his first book, The Reservoir War: A History of Ohio’s Forgotten Riot in America’s Gilded Age, 1874-1888. The…
On Saturday, April 24 the residents of Paulding County dedicated a new historical marker for the preservation of the memory of the Reservoir War that took place just east of Antwerp. The commemoration took place at the corner of Country Rd 180 and Rd 177. There were over 110 people present to enjoy the marked…
The John Paulding Historical Society presented A Taste of History on Friday and Saturday evening, October 5 and 6 at the Museum in Paulding. Renee Boss directed this encore production of “No Compromise: Mosquitoes & Mayhem in the Great Black Swamp; The Story of the Reservoir War” that was written by Jane Nice. Pianist for…
