Bowling Green in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Blacksmith Shop / Oil Derrick, 1999

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2021

1. Blacksmith Shop / Oil Derrick, 1999 Marker

Inscription.
Blacksmith Shop
Inside, this functional blacksmith shop periodically provides educational demonstrations using a working forge and early 20th century tools. The building was once owned by the Asmus family as a granary, or storage building of threshed grain, and donated to the Wood County Historical Society.

Oil Derrick, 1999
The derrick is originally from Ryerson, Pennsylvania. The steam engine, boiler, and drilling components were a gift from the Allen County Museum in 1996. The Oil Boom started in 1886 on the property of Dave Fulton in North Baltimore. By 1900, 14,000 wells were drilled. Between 1875 and 1900, NW Ohio produced more than 208 million barrels of oil.

These buildings are not original to the Wood County Infirmary site.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 41° 21.06′ N, 83° 36.9′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker can be reached from County Home Road (County Road 172) east of Linwood Road (County Road 236), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Boomtown District (a few steps from this marker); Log Cabin / 1842 Mile Marker

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lunatic House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hog Barn, 1913 (about 400 feet away); Brandeberry Wall (about 400 feet away); Wood County Infirmary (about 400 feet away); Pest House (about 400 feet away); Pestilence House 1933 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2021

2. Blacksmith Shop / Oil Derrick, 1999 Marker

Blacksmith Shop signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2021

3. Blacksmith Shop signage

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.