This settlement [Shelburne County] is located along the Roseway River, near the south shore of Nova Scotia. The Indians probably referred to it as Seboo, "the River." Ohio is an Iroquois name given to an area which became prominent during the Indian wars of 18th century American history. It was brought to Nova Scotia by the Loyalists and applied to several places.

Lower Ohio was granted to Loyalists in 1786, and the Bower family was prominent among early settlers. In the early 1800's some of them moved upriver and founded the placed originally known as Bower Hill, later called Upper Ohio. Charles Bower got a grant there in 1812. Phillip Bower was an early settler in 1822. Other grants were made in 1825 to: John Bower, Thomas and John McGill, William G. and Adam D. Bower, and Tom Jones.

A Presbyterian Church was built at Middle Ohio about 1865. A Union Church built at lower Ohio in 1901 was used by the Anglicans and the United Church until it burned down on February 24, 1943. A new Union Church was opened and dedicated on June 12, 1949.

Schools were kept by Elizabeth Morrison and Robert Thomson in 1832, and in 1876 a school-house was built at Middle Ohio. A new school was opened at Lower Ohio about 1912.

Middle Ohio Postal Way Office was established on July 1, 1873, with James McKay as Keeper.

Farming and lumbering are the basic industries.

Population of Lower Ohio in 1956 was 91.