Historical Marker
Louis Jones
Historical marker location:
51 E Market St, Tiffin, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of East Market Street (Ohio Route 18/101) and South Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street.)
Marker installed: 2013
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.