Historical Marker
Moluntha
Historical marker location:
West Liberty, Ohio
( Marker is on North Detroit Street (U.S. 68) just north of Columbus Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1951
Logan County, On Top of Ohio.
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.