Historical Marker
Mt. Zion Chapel / Mt. Zion Cemetery - Lafayette School
Historical marker location:
1566 Clermontville Laurel Road, New Richmond, Ohio
( Marker is on Clermontville Laurel Road (County Route 31), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2003
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.