This section of the Ohio Valley was a far cry from its present state when John Culbertson, grandfather of Ed Culbertson, Ella and Jennie Culbertson,
Martha J. Martin
John Connelly Reminiscences
John Connelly reminiscences about coming to the town of Ironton in 1849 , and the great mineral wealth of the Hanging Rock iron region, took passage on
Days Gone By in Ironton Ohio
The younger people want to know all about the days gone by in Ironton, Ohio and nothing can give me greater pleasure than to take a ramble in my mind
Before Ironton Ohio
Before Ironton, Ohio, in 1848, the land along the Ohio river a few miles above Hanging Rock was almost a wilderness. There were a few scattered homes
Ironton’s First Baseball Team Formed in 1867
The first baseball team in the history of Ironton was organized in the summer of 1867. The players were recruited from members of the Excelsior Fire
Ironton High School Alumni 1867-1880
Class of 1867- Mercy Gibbens, Lou Phillips, M. Richey, Helen Ricker, Julia Shepard, Charles B. Walton.
Class of 1869- George Steece, Edith Leete, Thomas
Ironton Ohio in 1888
The year of 1888 in Ironton, Ohio has not been a prosperous year, and still it has not been attended with disasters. Business has been quiet throughout
Albert G. Jenkins
Albert G. Jenkins, General of the Confederate Army, filed in the Circuit Court against Wm. F. Hannan and Jeremiah Davidson, of Ironton, Ohio…
Ice Creek
The corporation of Ironton now extends to Ice Creek. The last step in the annexation proceedings was taken last Monday, when the City Clerk filed
Peter’s Addition Ironton Ohio
The lots in Peters’ addition to Ironton are fast being disposed of. – Only a few years will elapse before that section of the town will be built up.
West Ironton Ohio
Rev. J. M. Kelly has laid out and offers for sale about fifty desirable building lots in West Ironton, on the river, immediately below Smith’s lots. The
Kelly Building Association
IR Mar. 16, 1871 - When the Kelly Land Association throws their lots into the market, real esate proposes to decline. IR July 13, 1871 - The Kelly Building Association have now ready for sale about...
Whitwell Annexation
The Circuit Court has decided the Whitwell Annexation case, and now, the enterprising little suburb is a part of Ironton. The company will be very pleasant,
Lombard Addition
There is now a Lombard addition to the town of Ironton. It is destined to be a beauty. The Recorder is placing the plat of the Lombard Addition on
New Courthouse Ironton, Ohio 1906
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the county commissioners of Lawrence county, Ohio, until noon on August 30, 1906, for the labor and materials required in the construction of a new...