Captain Abraham Smith was born in 1831 at Quaker Bottom, near Proctorville, Ohio, and is of English parentage. Up to the age of 17 he assisted his father on his farm, but the quiet life of the old town ill suited the restless temperament of the boy, and he eagerly embraced the offer of a captain o a merchant vessel to go to sea.
Photos
Bob Ballard River Boat at Ironton Ohio ca1905
Bob Ballard River Boat at Ironton Ohio ca1905 E.M. Neff Collection
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I)
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I) Lawrence County Ohio Photos
St. Lawrence School 1st Grade 1950’s
St. Lawrence School First Grade 1950’s – Ironton Ohio
Photo Courtesy of Mark Howell
Kingsbury Elementary
Kingsburg Elementary Ironton Ohio School Toy Band 1941 Photo Courtesy of Mark Howell
Andrew P. and Hannah Hisey Kouns
Photo: Andrew P. and Hannah Hisey Kouns
Commodore Washington Honshell
Capt. Washington Honshell was associated with David Gibson, Hiram Campbell, John Means of Ashland, and others, and this company built the first steamer
Thomas W. Means
A telegram to The Enquirer from Ex-Mayor William Means at Ashland, Ky., brings the sad intelligence of the death of his aged father, a man whose
City of Ironton Boat
Photo of “City of Ironton” Boat from Lawrence County Ohio Courtesy of Terry Baldridge
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