Dr. Caleb BRIGGS came to Lawrence County from North Rochester, Mass, in 1837. He came here as a member of the State Geological Survey at the head of
Ironton
July 1907 Flood
July 1907 Flood in Lawrence County, Ohio
Haircuts At Premium During Flood
Haircuts At Premium During Lawrence County, Ohio Flood
Ironton, Ohio Practically Disease-Free During Flood
Ironton, Ohio Practically Disease Free Due To Efficient Medical Set-Up
Obituary of Mark King
Ironton Register, February 28, 1901, Thursday, Page 1. Submitted by Peggy A. Wells Mark King, one of Ironton's oldest citizens, died at his home on North Fifth street at 12:20 o'clock last Thursday...
Tidbits of Ironton’s History
ANCIENT HISTORY OF OUR CITY FROM REGISTER FILES. Early Masons - Briggs Library - Marriages and Deaths - Proud of the Register. (Author not named) Ironton Register, March 9, 1905. February 12, 1852....
Origin of Local Names
Author Unknown HOME HISTORY - FIRST THINGS - ORIGIN OF LOCAL NAMES &C. Ironton Register, June 21, 1888 Previous to 1817, Lawrence county was a part of Gallia and Scioto. It was organized in...
Early Furnace History
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO, THE CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF EARLY TIMES. The Early Furnaces - The First Use of Hot Blast and its Success, Familiar Names. Thomas A. Walton Ironton Register, August 25,...
Charles Campbell
Charles Campbell son of John Campbell, founder of Ironton
Elizabeth Caldwell Clarke Campbell
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Campbell, daughter of James Clark and Mary Ellison, was born at Manchester, O., April 15, 1815, and died at Ironton, O., Nov. 19, 1893.
Lillian Neal Hunter
MISS LILLIAN NEAL is now Mrs. Gordan Hunter. The marriage occurred at Paris, on the 11th, or rather on the 11th and 12th. On the first day the civil
Diary of Charles H. Ralph
Names from the Diaries of Charles H. Ralph – Lawrence County Ohio
Robert B. Miller Ironton City Solicitor
Mr. Miller was born at Millersport in 1850. In his boyhood days he worked on a farm and attended the country school. In 1879, he began a collegiate
Briggs Library History
Did you know? Memorial Hall was one of the old sites of the library. We take the liberty of publishing the following letter from Judge Johnson, touching on the recent munificent gift, Dr. Briggs has made. The letter embraces many points which our citizens will read with pleasure regarding the grand enterprise in view:
William A. Julian – U. S. Treasurer
William A. Julian – U. S. Treasurer Has Ties to Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. The late Mrs. Julian was a native of Ironton, a granddaughter of John