Morgan's Raid

Historical marker location:

49398 East Main Street, Harrisville, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Green Street and East Main Street (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling east on Green Street.)

Marker installed: 1913

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.