Wilbur Fisher photo findagrave contributed by Gordon Brett EcholsPittsburgh Post, Sporting Section, 2 June 1916, page 12Stepping right into the vacancy on the Pirates' 21-player-limit roster vacated...
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Becomes a Village
Many powerful and brilliant men saw the potential of the land lying adjacent to the Ohio River and Symmes Creek. However, it was not until 1907 that it finally became a reality. Even though Andrew...
Lawrence City
While Rockwood flourished, another small community steadily developed on the other side of Symmes Creek. The area once known as Lawrenceburg and Kounston became identified as the Central Land...
Rockwood, Ohio
J. E. Wood thought it would be great to call the community Woodsville. But since there was already a Post Office with that name in Ohio, everyone decided to go with Rockwood instead, a name...
I. F. Dillon’s Snow Story
Discover the remarkable story of I. F. Dillon and the unprecedented October snowfall that left a lasting impression on Rockwood.5 Dec. 1903, Huntington Advertiser, page 4 Remembers A Heavy Snow of...
Frampton Ferry and Post Office
The above photo is Elijah Frampton, one of Martin Frampton's brothers.SOURCE: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55002953/elijah-frampton: accessed April 5,...
Isaac Frampton’s Scheme to Free the Burlington 37
1850 Isaac Frampton Buys and Sells Property for Burlington 37 You can read the deed from Isaac Frampton, naming James Twyman's slaves here. While not directly related to Chesapeake’s History, this...
Who Was Nathaniel Frampton
While researching the Chesapeake History book, I found a Nathaniel Frampton, living in Lawrence County, Ohio, between 1824 and 1830. Who was Nathaniel Frampton, and how did he fit into the family of...
John and Anna Martin Frampton
John Frampton was a Revolutionary War Veteran born on 14 January 1744 in Trenton, NJ. In 1780, he married Anna Barbara Martin, born on 19 March 1749 in Germany. After John died on 6 April 1808 in...
Edward Miller
Edward Miller was the first landowner in Chesapeake.Edward Miller was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in February 1752. In 1779, at the age of 27, he enlisted in the Revolutionary War from...
Kounston
1877 Map of Kounston Photo Courtesy of Dave Rumsey Historical Map CollectionAfter the Civil War ended, ferries and steamboats along the Ohio River were in constant motion between Lawrence County,...
Lawrenceburg
In 1819, the first account of this property was found. Edward Miller produced his Treasurer’s Receipt for his Tavern License at ‘his stand’ on the Ohio River at the mouth of Symmes Creek....
Early Names of Chesapeake
Chesapeake was called many namesIsaacs, D. (1915). The above photo was retrieved from Facebook Group: Huntington WV You Grew Up In H-Town If... ...
Union Township Early History
Since Chesapeake lies in Union Township, this first chapter will focus on its history. The above is the original Ohio River Survey Twp. 1, Range 16, Sections 1 - 33Surveyed by Levi Whipple,...
Lieutenant Fleming William Suiter (1922-1946)
Written and researched by Sharon Erickson Harman © June 2023Fleming William Suiter was born on August 26, 1922, in Chesapeake, Lawrence County, Ohio. He was the second surviving child of Roscoe...