Remembrance Rock

Historical marker location:

1605 N. Verity Parkway, Middletown, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Verity Parkway (Ohio Route 4/73) and Main Street / Tytus Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Verity Parkway.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.