Fort Washington

Historical marker location:

421 E. 4th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Ludlow Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Ludlow Street.)

Marker installed: 1901

1789 - 1808.

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.