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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Fred G. Leete
F. B. Lawton Writes of Fred G. Leete in Yesteryears Ironton Evening Tribune, Sunday 30 October 1938 In the removal of friendships in Ironton, which...
Tweed – Campbell Families
Archibald & Jeanetta Patterson Tweed's children Descendants of Archibald Tweed Generation No. 1 1. ARCHIBALD1 TWEED was born 1748 in Lancaster Co.,...
Visiting Etna and Vesuvius Furnaces
About this Story This newspaper reporter was curious about all the talk of the Iron Furnaces in the Hanging Rock Ohio Iron Regions, so he took a...
Ohio Iron and Coal Company – Repeal of Charter
To the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, remonstrating against the repeal of the charter of the Ohio Iron and Coal Company. IR Thursday, April...
Antiquities in Lawrence County
Antiquities in Lawrence County, Ohio Ironton Register,Thursday, July 1, 1858 OLIVE FURNACE, JUNE 26, 1858 MR. EDITOR: A human skeleton was found...