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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Early Days of Symmes
Early Days in Symmes Thursday, January 26, 1899 My father, George Irwin, moved to the log house that stands on the farm of R.M. Wickline, in Symmes...
Aid Township
Aid in Lawrence County, OhioNote: The name of Aid was later changed to Marion, both in Aid Township In 1800, the first cabin in Aid Township was...
Rockwood Storm Damage 1903
Lightning Played Havoc Throughout Eastern OhioLawrence County, Ohio Women Were Shocked and Houses Wrecked Horses Were Killed and Houses Destroyed in...
Old Burlington Court
Directory of Old Burlington Court These newspaper clippings about the early court records from Burlington, Ohio, were transcribed from the Ironton...
Celebration at Burlington
Celebration at Burlington Mr. Editor: I send you a brief notice of the celebration of the “Glorious 4th” at Burlington. It was mainly by the Sabbath...
Ironton Bank and the Mob
The Ironton Bank Gives Down – ‘Calls Ironton a Mob City’Buffalo Daily Republic, Buffalo, NY 28 Nov 1857 page 2 The Ironton Bank, through an...
Jacob Proctor
Jacob ProctorIronton Register 27 Sept 1888 The following interesting personal sketch we clip from the Ohio Valley News: Jacob Proctor, for whom...
Ironton Country Club
COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE IS OPENED Course Lengthened; Par Is 32; Grass Mowed The Ironton Country Club membership drive formally opened today,...
Emma Campbell
I.R. Feb. 20, 1868 - MISS EMMA CAMPBELL, daughter of John Campbell, Esq., of this city is teaching the freedmen at Atlanta, Georgia. She...



