McCune-Stimson House

Historical marker location:

40 North Second Street, Newark, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of North Second Street and East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.)

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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.