However, northwest Ohio's gas boom lasted only five years.
The Festival is held annually in the neighborhood, promoting the historical gas boom days and the unique architecture of the homes.
However, the gas boom left its legacy.
To be sure, Wyoming's oil and gas boom, which began in the 1990s, has drawn thousands of people with high-paying but dangerous jobs.
Energy sources have made the region the epicenter of today's natural gas boom in Wyoming.
The end of the gas boom meant less prosperity for the county.
In the 1940s, Delhi was the center of a large natural gas boom, and several functioning gas fields still surround the town.
After the gas boom, some of the towns that had fewer businesses became ghost towns.
However, most of the manufacturers did not immediately move from the area because there was no gas boom elsewhere.
The town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom.