Townships
As communities developed throughout Lawrence County, Ohio, churches and schools were among the first institutions established. Often sharing the same buildings, they became gathering places for residents and helped shape the lives of early settlers.
The county's earliest schools were often supported by local families who contributed money to hire teachers. As education evolved, institutions such as Getaway's Orchard Academy helped prepare teachers and expand educational opportunities throughout the region.
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Before Ironton Ohio
BEFORE IRONTON, OHIO - THE BEGINNING Submitted by Martha J. Martin-Kounse In 1848, the land along the Ohio river a few miles above Hanging Rock was...
Ironton’s First Baseball Team Formed in 1867
IRONTON SUNDAY NEWS, OCTOBER 9, 1949 The first baseball team in the history of Ironton was organized in the summer of 1867. The players were...
Ironton High School Alumni 1867-1880
Ironton High School Alumni 1867 - 1880Submitted by: Jeanette Johnson for The Lawrence Register website Class of 1867- Mercy Gibbens, Lou Phillips,...
Ironton Ohio in 1888
Ironton, Ohio, in The Year 1888 Ironton Register Newspaper Thursday, Jan 10, 1889Submitted by Barbara Madden for The Lawrence Register website A...
Albert G. Jenkins
A CONFEDERATE GENERAL’S CHILDREN SUED FOR CONFISCATED PROPERTY.|[General Albert G. Jenkins, Confederate Army, owned property in Ironton, Ohio. See...
Ice Creek
IR Jun. 25, 1891, The corporation of Ironton now extends to Ice Creek. The last step in the annexation proceedings was taken last Monday when the...
Peter’s Addition Ironton Ohio
IR Apr. 6, 1871 - The lots in Peters’ addition to Ironton are fast being disposed of. - Only a few years will elapse before that section of the town...
West Ironton Ohio
IR Dec. 1, 1853 - Rev. J. M. Kelly has laid out and offers for sale about fifty desirable building lots in West Ironton, Ohio, on the river,...
Kelly Building Association
IR Mar. 16, 1871 - When the Kelly Land Association throws their lots into the market, real esate proposes to decline. IR July 13, 1871 - The Kelly...