Historical Marker

Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:
1499 N Broadway St, Greenville, Ohio
( Memorial is on North Broadway Street (Ohio Route 118) just south of Russ Road, on the right when traveling north.)

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.