The tenth month was a busy one for important events in this city years ago…It was on the first of October 1879 that “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” showed at Union Hall,
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Christ Episcopal Church History
Sixty-nine years ago today, the ground was broken for the beautiful stone Christ Episcopal Church, one of the most attractive in the city…While the ceremonies were going on, the kid on the corner looking on with a dirty face was me…
Falling Leaves Drifting Down
The Indian Summer Weather…The colorful trees up and down the residential streets…The falling leaves like a December snow storm…The newsboy who delivers a daily out-of-town newspaper
October Years Ago in Ironton, Ohio
The last week of October in years gone by left a record of many events occurring in the city…October 28 1863, Frank Neekamp opened a shoe store on second Street and the city hasn’t been without a Neekamp Shoe Store the past 102 years, operated by members of the same family.
Horatio Alger Story
A real estate deal announced yesterday means another new look and improvements on Railroad Street, the sixth big expansion by the Tri-State Furniture Co. since 1950
A Jar of Dimes
Firemen at the Fourth and Jefferson station are always vulnerable for a good story…We just happened in the other afternoon when firemen George Bruce and Charles Henthorn
Up and Down Third Ironton Ohio
Ladies, were you one of the shoppers at the Johnston Department Store during the roarin’ 20s? … If so, will you join us in saying that it made the other stores seem rather outdated?
A Saber Story
Many readers can recall the men in uniform with plumes in their white helmet that took part in the Memorial Day parades before the First World War,
A Five Dollar Suit and a Good Name
Coats, pants that is not a law suit. How long has it been since you saw an advertised bargain like that at an Ironton clothing store-not a rummage sale. An “early bird special” at Edelson’s G. W. Birthday sale were two such bargains, both size 42.
A Day Remembered
Forty-five years ago tonight a dinner was held at the Hotel Marting at which time it was announced $778,000 in stock had been subscribed to build the
Ironton in a Nutshell
Ironton, the county seat of Lawrence, named for Capt. James LAWRENCE, a naval officer in the war of 1812 . . County created by act of legislature Dec. 20, 1816
Recalling an Event
This date March 28, 1949, is a day we remember because that evening the greatest co-operative event in city history took place in the basement social
Naming of Ironton, Ohio Streets
When the city of Ironton was laid out, the streets were named for the pig iron furnaces of the county. Those streets paralleling the river were called
Dr. Andrew Clark Lowrey
Dr. A. C. Lowrey, president Marting Iron & Steel Co., Ironton, Ohio, died in that city March 1, after a long illness. He was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, 54 years ago and was graduated in medicine from the Eclectic College, Cincinnati.
Carmi Alderman Thompson
Mr. Thompson was born in Wayne County, W. VA., in September, 1870, a son of Granville and Mary E. (Polley) Thompson, he chose Ironton, Ohio, as the scene of his professional activities