Iron Furnaces
Iron furnaces played a significant role in the development of Lawrence County, Ohio, helping establish the Hanging Rock Iron Region as an important center of nineteenth-century iron production.
Explore the history of Lawrence County’s iron furnaces, the people who operated them, and the communities that grew around this once-thriving industry. Discover historical accounts, photographs, maps, and newspaper articles documenting the region’s ironmaking heritage.
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Armstrong and Hannah Rankins on Oak Ridge
Armstrong and Hannah Rankins on Oak Ridge Ironton Register, August 21, 1890 – Editor Register: This name originated, doubtless, under a mistaken…
George Thornton Scott
George Thornton Scott was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, on March 14, 1849. He came to Ironton in 1869. He was educated at West Chester,…
Isaac Peters
The Life of Isaac Peters IR 13 Nov.1890 – Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Peters observed the 45th anniversary of their wedding last Sunday. IR 13 Nov.1890 – Mr….
Samuel C. Wurts
INTERESTING GREENUP HISTORY REVEALED IN AN OLD Obituary of Samuel C. Wurts(reprinted years after his death) Ironton Sunday Tribune, March 16, 1930…
Superior Portland Cement Company
Superior Portland Cement Company The Superior Portland Cement Company was located in Superior, Ohio along a spur of the Detroit, Toledo &…
Ironton Portland Cement Company
Ironton Portland Cement Company IR Jan. 22, 1891 – A New Industry. – The Register has several times called attention to the fact that this locality…
William Firmstone
William Firmstone, who had a prominent career as a blast furnace manager in this country, came here originally from England in the spring of 1835….
Marshall Field
I.R. March 1, 1883 – PURCHASED – Mrs. Field of Chicago, has bought, through H. C. Burr, the residence of Rev. J. H. Young, owner of Fifth and Vernon…
Robert Scott
Last Saturday evening at 5 o’clock Robert Scott died in Ironton, and on Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, Thomas W. Means expired in Ashland. What vivid…