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.
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Bob Ballard River Boat at Ironton Ohio ca1905
Bob Ballard River Boat at Ironton Ohio ca1905 E.M. Neff Collection
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
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
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.
Obituary of Captain John Kyle
Eureka Insurance Company on Third Street yesterday announced the death of one of the very best-known men on the street, Captain John Kyle
Obituary of Commodore W. F. Davidson
Commodore Davidson was born February 4, 1825, in Lawrence County, Ohio, his father being employed on the Ohio Canal, also giving a portion of his time to duties as a local Baptist preacher. The boy had scant opportunities for education, but took to his father’s avocation,
Death in Deluge 1884 Ironton, Ohio Flood
Three-fourths of the town is underwater, including the entire business portion. The water is seven feet higher than in 1883. Though it has fallen considerably, it is still above any known high water mark. Soup houses are open but inadequate. There are thousands of homeless and needy people. Every door is open, but there is not enough room. Frame houses were swept from their foundations and brick buildings were —–bled into the waters. The strong current is sweeping through the streets.
The Ohio River in 1887
The Ohio River in 1887
1937 Flood Wall Holds But City Quits Pumping Sewers
1937 Flood Wall Holds But City Quits Pumping Sewers
1937 Flood Passes 1913 Deluge
1937 Flood Passes 1913 Deluge by Five Feet in Lawrence County, Ohio
Flood Chronicles 1937
Lawrence County, Ohio Flood Chronicles 1937