Sandusky County Fairgrounds

Historical marker location:

Fremont, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Haynes Street and Rawson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Haynes Street.)

Marker installed: 1976

Site of camps during the Pontiac Conspiracy. Ohio Historical Marker.

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.