Ohio Central College

Historical marker location:

Iberia, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Mt. Gilead-Iberia Galion Road (County Road 30) and Local Road 49, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Gilead-Iberia Galion Road.)

Marker installed: 1965

(formerly Iberia College). 1855 - 1894.

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.