Union Furnace was the first iron furnace in southern Ohio, and they began building it when I was 14 years old. It was only about a mile and a half from
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Hecla Furnace
Hecla Furnace – This valuable Furnace, belonging to the estate of the late Henry Blake was sold at Private Sale, a few days ago to John Campbell, C.
Hanging Rock Ohio Furnaces
The old Hanging Rock Ohio blast furnace, operated until November 1923 continuously from the time of its construction in 1883 by Means, Kyle and Company,
Hamilton Furnace
Hamilton Furnace – Hamilton Tp. – Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio was built in 1884-5 by Means, Kyle & Co. Part of the old Pine Grove Furnace
Grant Furnace
Grant Furnace – Lawrence County, Ohio, was built in 1869 by W. D. Kelly & Sons. In 1869 W. D. Kelly built Grant Furnace in Ironton, Ohio
Etna Furnace
Etna Furnace Sale – Next Saturday at 10 a. m., the big Etna Furnace, in Ironton, Ohio, will be offered at public sale, on the premises by the trustees
Center Furnace
Center Furnace – Also spelled Centre Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio . My father (Wm. Carpenter), Fred Bartles, John Steece, Joseph Huffman and Wm. Wolf
Belfont Iron Works
One of the oldest and best-known industries engaged in the manufacture of muck bar, pig iron and cut nails, is the Belfont Iron Works.
Chancery Index 1843-1853
The Chancery Index was taken by records from the Clerk of Courts Office in Lawrence County, Ohio, courthouse. These may provide interesting information for the
Soldiers
The list has been compiled by Mr. Hamilton after several months of research in the records of the G. A. R. Post, at the several cemeteries and among friends and relatives of departed veterans. Its value as a local military record will be appreciated by the residents of this community.
Lucinda Baptist Church
The above picture shows a group at the Lucinda Chapel Baptist Church, Lawrence Co., Ohio, ca. in the late 1890s. The lower left, home of John and Lucinda (Webb) Jones on Wolf Creek (built ca.1810)....
Ohio Baptist Church History
One of the oldest churches in Ohio Baptist Church, located at Union Landing. The church was organized on 2 Oct 1804, with the first services held in different homes.
Symmes Township
Symmes Township Pioneers Having received so many favorable comments upon our recent articles about some of the pioneers of various townships in Lawrence
Waterloo Ohio and the Wright Brothers
When the famous Wright brothers – Orville and Wilbur – agreed to perform at a country fair near their Kitty Hawk, N.C. airplane testing grounds a year after their first flight in 1903, they didn’t know that a man who now resides near Waterloo would play a major role in their earning $300.
Waterloo, Ohio News
These are clippings were gleaned from the Ironton Register newspaper that are on microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society by Maxine Marshall. Most of