Historical Marker

Chrisholm

Historical marker location:
2070 Woodsdale Road, Woodsdale, Ohio
( Marker is on Woodsdale Road (County Route 150), on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1997

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.