Malinta Community Historical Society

Malinta Community Historical Society Preserving the history of Malinta Village and Monroe Township in Henry County, Ohio. The mission of Malinta Community Historical Society, Inc.

is to collect, preserve, research and interpret the history of Malinta Village and Monroe Township in Henry County, Ohio.

05/03/2026

Our final exhibit was finished Friday morning. We’re borrowing the “Independence and Revolution” stories and excited to share with you second Sunday in May and June.

04/29/2026

Union Pacific connects 23 western U.S. states, providing safe and efficient railroad transportation, freight shipping and logistics.

04/29/2026

It happened once before a long, long time ago…

When the American Locomotive Company finished the first of Union Pacific Railroad’s “Big Boys” in 1941 delivery route had to be devised for the trip to Omaha, Nebraska. At that time, these articulateds were too heavy and oversized to be routed over the Nickel Plate Road.

Decades later, the Nickel Plate had continued its growth and infrastructure improvements, moving a 4-8-8-4 through Cleveland was no more than paying attention to whatever speed restrictions were required for the move.

The No. 4012 was built in November 1941 and retired in 1962. This 1964 move photographed at the 55th Street Yards in Cleveland, Ohio was to F. Nelson Blount’s original Steamtown in Bellows Falls, Vermont. No. 4012 was later moved to the National Park Service’s new Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania with the rest of the collection in 1984.

Small wonder then that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have chosen to take Big Boy No. 4014 on its eastern tour via the the great New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad!

Photo by J. William Vigrass, Art Peterson Collection

Guide to the NKP mainline - https://www.nkphts.org/nickelplate

Official Schedule - https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

04/29/2026

BIG BOY No. 4014 TOUR! Union Pacific is bringing the world’s largest operating steam locomotive across Ohio! Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 will journey to the East Coast for the first time as part of a historic coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Mark your calendar, the Ohio cities, dates and times are below!

This tour will include several stops in Ohio — and a once in a lifetime day long celebration in Fostoria, OH on the return trip in July!

This is the first time Big Boy has steamed across the Mississippi River and into the Ohio Valley since it was built in Schenectady, New York, and delivered to Union Pacific Railroad in 1941. The tour will operate across the Norfolk Southern network, marking a historic collaboration between two of the nation’s storied railroads and bringing the legendary locomotive back to communities that helped power America’s industrial rise.

04/29/2026

You ask - What does Malinta Fest do with all their money? Why should I come and support their event? During the past year Malinta Fest has given back to the community for these projects:

$5,000 to support the local Monroe Township Fire Dept.
$7100 for the safety lights you see entering town
$600 for a new park sidewalk to the picnic tables
Supported PH Music program and this year's Easter egg hunt
$3000 toward new Christmas lights for town
$1000 toward new Ballfield supplies
$1000 for brackets to hold Christmas lights for storage
$2,950 for a new snow blower for town sidewalks
$1,619 toward a fuel pump (we love our custodian!)
$1000 yearly to Monroe Township seniors in form of book scholarships to those who apply.

So, when you support the Malinta Festival you support your town.
Thank you for enjoying our event in the past and hope see you all July 11th!!

Our great Primary Sponsors are Civista Bank; Bretts Towing Napoleon and Wauseon Ohio and Gilson Screen Manufacturing.

Our special program last night took place as planned soon after the downpour. Mike McMaster thrilled us with his stories...
04/23/2026

Our special program last night took place as planned soon after the downpour. Mike McMaster thrilled us with his stories about the Black Swamp.

It’s next step happened this morning. Almost in its final resting place. We’re excited to continue our work on this ne...
09/13/2025

It’s next step happened this morning. Almost in its final resting place. We’re excited to continue our work on this new piece of history!!

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PO Box 88, 112 North Henry Street
Malinta, OH
43535

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