Historical Marker
Mile Marker
Historical marker location:
Belmont, Ohio
( Marker is on Interstate 70 at milepost 210, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1973
Ohio was the site of a major oil boom in the late 19th century, with oil wells producing millions of barrels of oil per year. The town of Lima, Ohio, became known as the "little giant of the oil industry" because of the large number of oil companies headquartered there.