Lawrence County, Ohio Its History From the Time of Its OrganizationNo. 1 Ironton Register, November 13, 1902 Submitted by: Sharon M. Kouns (First of a series of articles on the history of Lawrence...
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Pioneer Customs in Early Times
A Glance into Pioneer Ways and Customs, Aid Township Finished and Fayette Begun, and Fayette County Poll Book 1815-1816. Ironton Register, March 30, 1905.Submitted by Sharon M. Kouns William, son of...
Through the County
[For the Register] Through the County.Ironton Register, April 1, 1869 Author: T. A. Walton Going northward from modern Rome, by the way of the new road, I found it dry traveling until I reached C....
I. F. Dillon’s Snow Story
Discover the remarkable story of I. F. Dillon and the unprecedented October snowfall that left a lasting impression on Rockwood.5 Dec. 1903, Huntington Advertiser, page 4 Remembers A Heavy Snow of...
Isaac Frampton’s Scheme to Free the Burlington 37
1850 Isaac Frampton Buys and Sells Property for Burlington 37 You can read the deed from Isaac Frampton, naming James Twyman's slaves here. While not directly related to Chesapeake’s History, this...
Remembering John Campbell
I Knew John Campbell Many Local and Former Ironton People Knew the City's Founder. John Campbell Accomplished Much Before Organizing the City of Ironton in the Year 1849 John Campbell, the founder...
Russell’s Place
Hardesty's Atlas 1877 Russell's Place - Some Chips Gathered in Old Windsor by StantonIronton Register, Thursday, August 21, 1890 EDITOR REGISTER. Russell's Place - Thirty or forty years ago, the...
Experience With a Panther
INTERESTING SKETCHExperience With a Panther Ironton Register, August 9, 1888. (The following sketch was prepared by Mr. W. B. G. Hatcher for Mr. John Campbell to keep the facts from being lost. Mr....
Henry Horn Recalls Early Ironton
IRONTON "NONAGENARIAN" HENRY C. HORN VIVIDLY RECALLS THE DAYSBY: Min Grimes Staff Writer. Submitted by Edith Fields for The Lawrence RegisterNo Source Given When Henry C. Horn observes his...
James Adkins Confessed to Murder in Missouri
Confessed and Denied MurderAn Ohio Man Claimed to Have Killed Preacher MooreBROUGHT BACK TO MISSOURI - NOW HE LAUGHS AT THE AUTHORITIESJames Adkins Says He Only Made the Claim in Order to Get Out of...
Old Mills of Long Ago
Mills of Long Ago Ironton Register 14. Nov. 1895 For the Register.B. F. C. has taken exception to some of my incidents and dates and discredits my wolf story. Well, for the benefit of B. F....
Abandoned Towns
Many Abandoned Towns Dot the Lawrence County Landscape 6 May 1986 – Newspaper Unknown Hallows hide the remains of dozens of tiny Lawrence County towns, now forgotten except by people with long...
Hagerman’s Accident
Over a Cliff - Went to A Party, and Hagerman and Wife Will Probably Died Gazette-News-Current, Xenia, Ohio, 14 July 1897, pg 6 - Huntington, WV, July 13 - At Getaway, Ohio, this morning,...
Russell’s Place News
Charged With Perjury Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 1888, pg 5 - Deputy Marshal Costello returned from Russell Place, Ohio, with George Wilson, whom he had arrested on the charge of sweary falsely to...
Susan Spencer
Susan Spencer, a Direct Descendant to Share Slaves' Unusual Story Written by Melissa Rake For the Herald-Dispatch 4 April 1994 A copper kettle, a book, and some amazing stories. Those are the only...