This photograph
shows the high level of drilling and production of oil near Lewisville, Ohio in
the first decade of the 19th century. This photo shows the eastern “suburb” of Lewisville, Ohio. The town of Lewisville is about ¼ mile to
the left of the picture. Woodsfield is
about 7 miles to the east (to the right) of the picture. Just beyond the
pasture in the foreground of the picture is a small creek, a branch of Sunfish
Creek. Just beyond the larger houses in
the picture is the narrow-gauge railroad which runs the width of the
picture. Ohio Route # 78 now follows
this course.
Photo provided by Dennis and Ruth Weber