Skip to Main Content

Wooster, Ohio: Purple Pumper

An operating oil pump jack has been labeled "Purple Pumper" and painted to resemble an insect with red light bulb eyes.

Address:
1537 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, OH
Directions:
Southwest side of the city. On the northwest corner of OH-3/S. Columbus Rd and OH-95/Blachleyville Rd.
Save to My Sights

Visitor Tips and News About Purple Pumper

Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip.

Oil tanker mail box.

Purple Pumper

The Purple Pumper is cute, but don't miss the oil tank mailbox.

[Annie, 04/19/2022]

The Purple Pumper.

Purple Pumper

This fun oil pumper looks like an ant! It's on the corner of Route 3 and Route 95.

[Jen, 11/30/2020]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Golden Soldier: Medal of HonorGolden Soldier: Medal of Honor, Apple Creek, OH - 7 mi.
Towering CowTowering Cow, Orrville, OH - 12 mi.
Sinking VW BugSinking VW Bug, Hayesville, OH - 15 mi.
In the region:
Graveyard at a Movie Theater, Middleburg Heights, OH - 42 mi.

Latest Tips Across Roadside America

Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road.

Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!

Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Map and Plan Your Own Roadside Adventure ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Ohio Latest Tips and Stories

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

X-Files Preservation Collection, Saratoga Springs, New York (Oct 6-12, 2025)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings