Alder Cabin

Historical marker location:

260 East High Street, London, Ohio

( Marker is on East High Street, 0.1 miles west of Channing Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1974

Oldest Dwelling in Madison County.

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.