Faurot Oil Well

Faurot Oil Well (HMF5T)

Location: Lima, OH 45801 Allen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 44.565', W 84° 5.585'

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In 1885, 800 feet north of this marker, Benjamin Faurot struck oil after drilling into the Trenton Rock Limestone formation at a depth of 1,251 feet. This event marked the beginning of the great Oil Boom of northwest Ohio. The ensuing rush brought speculators who drilled hundreds of wells in the Trenton Rock (Lima) Oil Field that stretched from Mercer County north through Wood County in Ohio and west to Indiana. By 1886, the Lima field was the nation's leading producer of oil, and by the following year it was considered to be the largest in the world. Production from the Ohio portion of the Lima-Indiana field reached its peak in 1896, when more than 20 million barrels were brought out of the ground. Though short-lived, the oil rush brought an influx of people, pipelines, refineries, and businesses, giving a powerful impetus to the growth of northwest Ohio.
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HM NumberHMF5T
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number2-5
Year Placed2006
Placed ByAllen County Historical Society, City of Lima, Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 9:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 745439 N 4514266
Decimal Degrees40.74275000, -84.09308333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 44.565', W 84° 5.585'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 44' 33.90" N, 84° 5' 35.10" W
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Area Code(s)419, 937, 567
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 867-887 E North St, Lima OH 45801, US
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