Lima

Lima lies along the Ottawa River, amid the level, intensely farmed plains of northwestern Ohio. The city developed rapidly after oil was discovered nearby in 1885, and its name became associated with the Lima oil field, an important chapter in Ohio’s petroleum industry. Manufacturing also shaped local identity: the Lima Locomotive Works, founded in 1869, produced steam locomotives including the geared Shay type. The Allen County Museum preserves stories of the area’s industry and settlement, while the surrounding countryside remains closely tied to grain farming. Browse other webcams across Ohio and the American Midwest to place Lima in a wider geographic context.

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