Walbridge: "A Town on the Right Track"
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History:
Our community was originally known as "Owls Nest" to the early settlers of the 1840's. Phillip G. Loop first settled here in 1846. His son, George Loop was born in 1847. This area was part of the Great Black Swamp with friendly Native Americans traveling through the dense woods where deer, wolves, and wild turkeys were plentiful. Early property records show that in 1836, Truman P. Handy of Cuyahoga County purchased 160 acres of land (in what is now Walbridge) known as the Warner's Addition from the federal government. This parcel of land was bounded by present day Union Street, Dixon Street, the south half of Loop Park, and Allen Street. Then President Andrew Jackson signed the deed for the sale of the land to Mr. Handy.
Location:
The Village of Walbridge is located in Northeast Wood County, in Northwest Ohio. The U.S. Census of 2000 listed the population as 2,546 but that number has grown to approximately 3000 with the annexation of two mobile home parks on the north end of the Village. Conveniently located alongside Interstate-280 just four miles north of Gate 5 of the Ohio Turnpike, Walbridge residents enjoy easy and quick access to all points of the Midwest. Toledo is just five miles to the north and Detroit is 60 miles up the road. The transportation hub of the Midwest is situated in the area of I-280, the Ohio Turnpike, and Interstate-75, which is just a few miles to the west of our community. Cleveland is 105 miles to the east and Chicago is 235 miles to the west. The Ohio state capitol, Columbus, is 120 miles to the south.
