Historical Marker

The Underground Railroad / Escaping Slavery In North Central Ohio

Historical marker location:
Vickery, Ohio
( Marker is on Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80/90 at milepost 100), 10.5 miles west of Hayes Avenue (Ohio Route 4), on the right when traveling west.)

Historic Underground Railroad Site.

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.