Historical Marker

Lincoln Funeral Train

Historical marker location:
3630 Innskeep Road, Cable, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of Inskeep Road (County Route 144) and Clay Street, on the left when traveling north on Inskeep Road.)
Marker installed: 2008

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.