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Bloomdale’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bloomdale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Bloomdale had its start when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was extended to that point. The village was platted in 1852, and given its commendatory name. A post office in Bloomdale was in operation from 1874 until March 2019. Bloomdale was incorporated in 1887.

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Bloomdale, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 photos
Bloomdale Village HallCommonsBloomdale Village Hall2015Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Bloomdale VillageMapMap of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Bloomdale Village2015Bloomdale, Ohio viewed from Main Street-026860CommonsBloomdale, Ohio viewed from Main Street-0268602010OHMap-doton-BloomdaleCommonsOHMap-doton-Bloomdale2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bloomdale is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bloomdale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William Graham House in Portage, 5.8 miles away.

Bloomdale and the nearest listed places

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William Graham HouseFostoria MausoleumNorth Baltimore Town HallMarcus Dana HouseAmbrose Cory HouseFostoria Downtown Historic District

Closest to Bloomdale

William Graham HousePortage · Built 18525.8miFostoria MausoleumFostoria · Neo-Classical Revival6.6miNorth Baltimore Town HallNorth Baltimore · Building6.6miMarcus Dana HouseFostoria · Greek Revival6.9miAmbrose Cory HouseFostoria · Italianate7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. William Graham House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bloomdale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bloomdale’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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