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During the 1880s, Findlay was a booming center of oil and natural gas production, though the supply of petroleum had dwindled by the early 20th century. Findlay hosted the highly competitive Ohio State Music Festival in 1884. A young cornet player, Warren G. Harding, and his Citizens' Cornet Band of Marion placed third in the competition. [13]
Location of Hancock County in Ohio. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Ohio. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
The Hancock Historical Museum is a museum in Findlay, Ohio dedicated to the preservation of the history of Hancock County, Ohio.It is a non-profit, privately funded museum located in the Hull-Flater House at 422 West Sandusky Street and is a member of the Ohio Local History Alliance.
Findlay was “the gas capital of Ohio in late 1885.” [8] For example, in Findlay, the first commercial natural gas well began producing in 1884. In 1886, the productive Karg Well (over 10,000,000 cubic feet/day) and other wells resulted in so much gas being flared that Findlay was known as the "City of Light" and free fuel and light ...
The Hancock County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Findlay, Ohio, United States. Built between 1886 and 1888, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [ 1 ]
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,920. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Findlay. [2] The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1828. [3] It was named for John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. [4]
Historical marker for the site of the fort in present-day Findlay, Ohio. Fort Findlay was erected in northwestern Ohio in 1812 [1] as part of United States defenses during the War of 1812. It was established by Col. James Findlay under the orders of General Hull, and named in honor of the colonel. The stockade-style fort had blockhouses at each ...
The First Hancock County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Findlay, Ohio, United States. Built in 1833, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The building, as planned in December 1831, was designed to be a temporary structure for the county offices and court system.