FCHT10 Oil Boom Traditional Cache

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Backwoods Reviewer: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.

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Hidden : 1/31/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Welcome to the Fairfield County History Geo Trail - Our trail will take you all over Fairfield County to many of our small historic towns that make up this great county. We hope you have fun and experience all our county has to offer.

George Berry founded Bremen in 1834 naming the new village after his father-in-law's hometown of Bremen, Germany. During the 1800s the village grew slowly, serving mainly as a service center for local farmers. In the 1850s the railroad came to Bremen. Then in 1907, oil was discovered in Bremen. Due to the boom, Bremen grew quickly and accumulated much wealth. The profit brought in by the oil was used to establish local industry, build a downtown commercial center, and line the streets of Bremen with beautiful homes (many of which can be seen today in the town).
In 1907, Bremen, Ohio, was considered “Oil City.” Most of the villagers were in some way related to or were oil drillers themselves. Bremen was a boomtown. The Village was growing slowly in 1884, with a population of 200 inhabitants. However, this all changed with the “oil boom,” which began around 1907. Small quantities of gas and oil had been produced by local wells before this, but when wells began producing 140 barrels per day and 250 barrels per day, the race was on! Bremen enjoyed unparalleled prosperity during the next seven or eight years, then settled down to become an agricultural community once again. Outlying areas, including the private sector, also reaped the benefits of the gas and oil industry..


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List of Caches on the Trail
FCHT01 All Aboard
FCHT02 HAS
FCHT03 Deep Cut
FCHT04 Smeck Farm
FCHT05 A Memorial
FCHT06 Rock Mill
FCHT07 Cump
FCHT08 Lockville
FCHT09 O & E Canal
FCHT10 Oil Boom
FCHT11 Crossroads and Fence Corners
FCHT12 StonewallED
FCHT13 Writing on the Wall
FCHT14 The Junction
FCHT15 AMA HOF

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