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1890 Photo of Ohio River
hio River as seen during a dry spell in the 1890’s. This picture is an upriver view from the top of the hill) Seven Hills Farm_ opposite Huntington, WV, across from the former 26th st ferry landing.
Rosemary Ferry
Old Photo of Rosemary Ferry Lawrence County Ohio – River History
1895 Photo Post Office and Store Bradrick, Ohio
1895 Photo of William G. Smith’s Post Office and Store Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio
Photo of Ferry Boat at Proctorville, Ohio
Photo of Ferry Boat at Proctorville, Ohio in Lawrence County, Ohio – Photo Courtesy of Mark Howell
Photo of Last Ferry Boat Chesapeake, Ohio 1936
This is a picture of the last Ohio River ferry boat to operate between Chesapeake, Ohio, in Lawrence Co. and Huntington, WV. It was taken on January 5, 1936, just a few days before this ferry service was discontinued.
Photo of Carter Rucker, Wayne Wickline, Okey Lunsford and Faye Ferguson
Carter Rucker, Wayne Wickline, Okey Lunsford and Faye Ferguson posing on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle by a barn in Lawrence Co., Ohio back in the day Photo Courtesy of Mark Howell
Chesapeake Ohio Airport History
The History of Lawrence County, Ohio, Airpark From Newspaper Clippings 1936-1946, The Lawrence County, Ohio Airpark was the only Airport in the Tri-State area until the Tri-State Airport was opened in Wayne County, WV.
David C. Beaman
David C. Beaman was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, on November 22, 1838, the son of Rev. Gamaliel C. and Amelia (Crichton) Beaman. His father, who was a native of Massachusetts, was a son of David Beaman, a selectman of his town; in youth he was given excellent educational advantages and prepared for college at Amherst Academy, later graduating from Union College, in Schenectady, New York, and 1831 completing the theological course at Andover. [Brother to James L. Beaman]
Ironton Ohio Memorial Day Parade Photo – ca1946
While this looks like a scene from “It’s A Wonderful Life,” it is the Ironton Memorial Day parade. No date on the photo but this is likely the 1946 parade. What makes the picture so special for our family is that our Dad is pictured among the military marchers home from WWII. Ironton’s parade is the nation’s oldest continuously running Memorial Day parade, a tradition since 1868. Cool representation of patriotic Americana. Photo Courtesy Connie Dziagwa
Colony Club Gambling in Chesapeake, Ohio
45 slot machines and arrested eight men at the Colony club here last night in Chesapeake, Ohio 1949
Obituary of Captain John Kyle
Eureka Insurance Company on Third Street yesterday announced the death of one of the very best-known men on the street, Captain John Kyle
Bodmer-Whitrock Photos
Looking for info on this picture: The negative was in my Grandpa’s things- no one in my family knows for sure . My Grandpa was Austin Everett Bodmer
Jackie Rigney and Jake Gregory Photo
Jackie Rigney and Jake Gregory Photo Query – Lawrence County, Ohio
Gregory Family Scottown, Ohio
Gregory Family Query about Unknown Photo from Scottown, Ohio – Lawrence County, Ohio
St. Lawrence School
June 18,1910, St Lawrence school, Ironton, Ohio–Raymond Barron in this. Lawrence County, Ohio Photo courtesy of Mike Haney