Historical Marker
John Evans House
Historical marker location:
129 North Main Street, Waynesville, Ohio
( Marker is on Main Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2002
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.