McCook Field

Historical marker location:

444 North Bend Blvd, Dayton, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of North Bend Blvd and East Helena Street, on the right when traveling south on North Bend Blvd.)

Marker installed: 2017

Cradle of Aviation Innovation.

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.