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Old Country Stores

Lawrence County's Old  Country Stores           Someone requested a picture of Baker's Store At Deering. Knew Lawrence Baker well. Best general Store in the County! Photo Courtesy of Gary Bazell on...

Ironton Portland Cement Co.

The Register has several times called attention to the fact that this locality possesses the most favorable resources for the manufacture of Portland or hydraulic cement.  We have every ingredient in our hills and our furnaces increase the facilities.  The demand for cement grows yearly, and the business is sure to be good.

Broad Hollow

Broad Hollow – The first branch of Turkey Fork was named by the hunters, “Broad Hollow,” because its bottom was wide or broad.  In this hollow grew a large number of very large beech trees.  On two...

Glacial Boundary in Ohio

I was assisted in making a pretty thorough examination of the region. Upon going” back about two miles into Kentucky from the Ohio River, opposite Ironton, we find ourselves in a valley two miles wide, running parallel with the Ohio River,

Narrow Escapes of the Civil War

Narrow Escapes were a series of articles collected by the Ironton Register newspaper from 1886 – 1888. These narratives were gathered by a newspaper reporter who went throughout Lawrence County, Ohio

Researching Various Names

This article suggests that the traces are often in plain view. If you are looking for that needle in a haystack, it helps to know what it looks like. And if figuratively, you’re holding your name in one hand and looking through the records for names like it. You notice there is a problem.

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