Firebrick Hit By Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough – After being closed for more than two weeks, it still is impossible to reopen the Firebrick grade school,
Churches
Tom Thumb Wedding
This is a Tom Thumb wedding from the early 1900s in Ironton. These were staged by organizations as fundraisers. The wedding party was portrayed by
Gospel Boat
Gospel Boat – Brother Sowders 1917 – Lawrence County, Ohio Boat History Photo Courtesy of Lori Hogan
First Sunday School
About 1825 or 1826, at Haskellville, as near as I can ascertain, the first Sunday School or class was taught by Thomas Walton. He, in 1831, moved to the Rome farm, and there taught a class on Sundays, during the Summer time, and about 1840 or 1842
Presbyterian Church – Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock, Ohio Presbyterian Church By Keith Kappes January 1966 Ironton, Ohio – A routine entry in a Common Pleas Court journal is to be the final chapter in the 115-year history of the Hanging...
First Presbyterian Church – Ironton Ohio
New Pastor To Be Installed Tonight Special Service At First Presbyterian The first Presbyterian church installation of Rev. Martin L. Gerhardt as pastor will be held at a special service at the...
First Baptist Church – Proctorville Ohio
The First Baptist Church of Proctorville had groundbreaking ceremonies for its new church building on Sept. 13 and now the building is one third on its way to completion.
First Nazarene Church Ironton Ohio
Work has been resumed on the new Nazarene church and will be pushed rapidly. It will be ready for use by the last of October if no delays are necessary.
Spencer Chapel – Spencer Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Church was the 2nd church established in Ironton. Spencer Chapel was built in 1851 near Fifth and Center. Named for Rev. Spencer.
Kouns Chapel
Kouns Chapel was built for $800 on a lot costing $100. Unfortunately, during the 1913 and 1937 floods, the building was covered to the roof by water.
Symmes Valley Baptist Church
The “Mother of Baptist Churches” in Lawrence County, Ohio will open the observance of its 145th anniversary this weekend, with special services beginning at the Symmes Valley Baptist Church Saturday evening, and concluding on May 16.
Storms Creek Baptist Ironton, Ohio
In the year 1811, Rev. John Lee, relative of the famous General Robt. Lee, came from Virginia with his family, a wife and five daughters, and bought a farm near the mouth of Storms Creek. He with other Baptists, who had settled on farms along the river in the community, cut logs and built a large log church house on the river side of the road near the present Storms Creek bridge. Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
the congregation and pastor of St. Mary’s church at Pine Grove will celebrate the diamond jubilee of the establishment, which was founded in 1849 by
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Father Kehoe, who for nearly a year past has been the assistant priest at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, started on a visit to Ireland, last
History of St. Joseph Church 1864 – 1964
Germans were to be found in most of the counties in the State of Ohio by 1810/ Some of them came directly from Germany, but the majority were from German-speaking communities in Pennsylvania and other parts of the east. Knowledge of these early Germans comes mostly from the reports of Lutheran ministers.