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Henry’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Henry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,079 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,175 to 4,079 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1958.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Henry yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Henry, 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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Today3 photos

CommonsOil Center and Liberty Hi schoolhouse2016

CommonsNorth Baltimore Yard from west2015

MapMap of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Henry Township2015

National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Henry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Henry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is North Baltimore Town Hall in North Baltimore, 2.5 miles away.

Henry and the nearest listed places

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Closest to Henry

North Baltimore Town HallNorth Baltimore · Building2.5mi Charles H. Bigelow HouseFindlay · Built 18889.6mi William Graham HousePortage · Built 18529.9mi Wood County Home and InfirmaryCenter · Built 186811.3mi Adams SchoolFindlay · Built 188811.6mi

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. North Baltimore Town Hall’s page links to a real one.

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Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

📜 North Baltimore 📜 Hoytville 📜 Cygnet 📜 Portage

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Henry’s history is
mostly unwritten

The story so far

Start Henry’s collection

Henry, decade by decade

Nothing in Henry is on the National Register yet

Henry and the nearest listed places

Closest to Henry

How a place gets listed

Then & now

Stories next door

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Henry’s history ismostly unwritten

The story so far

Start Henry’s collection

Henry, decade by decade

Nothing in Henry is on the National Register yet

Henry and the nearest listed places

Closest to Henry

How a place gets listed

Then & now

Stories next door

Henry’s history is
mostly unwritten