In the late 19th century, Antwerp was the largest village in Paulding County, its economy was driven by lucrative local logging and tile mill industries.
From Henry Lowe's Historical Collections of Ohio, we learn
"Antwerp has 2 large stave factories, one of which combines with it the manufacture of dressed and rough lumber; 2 factories for tobacco, candy and jelly pails and cannicans–small, wooden cans–axle grease boxes, 1 patent hoop manufactory, flouring mill, etc. It is an excellent market for grain and live stock, and it exports largely poultry and wild game, as wild turkeys, ducks, quail, partridges, etc."
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