Historical Marker

Windlass or Crab Winch

Historical marker location:
McConnelsville, Ohio
( Marker is on Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 376), on the right when traveling east.)

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.