International Typographical Union

Historical marker location:

801 Plum St, Cincinnati, Ohio

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Plum Street (U.S. 42/127) and West 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1981

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.