Historical Marker

The Fairfield Building

Historical marker location:
110 East Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio
( Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 22) east of Broad Street, on the right when traveling east.)

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.