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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Elizabeth Caldwell Clarke Campbell
I.R. Thursday, October 24, 1878 – S. Jerome Uhl, a portrait painter of Springfield, Ohio, is in Ironton engaged in painting a portrait of Mrs. John…
Lillian Neal Hunter
I.R. Jan. 23, 1890 – Misses Lillian, and Alice Neal left last Tuesday for New York and Boston and will remain some time. I.R. June 26, 1890 – Last…
Diary of Charles H. Ralph
I compiled a list from the diary of my Great-Great-Grandfather, Charles H. Ralph. He lived in Ironton from 1880 until he died in 1917. He weighed…
Robert B. Miller Ironton City Solicitor
Source – Ironton Register (date not known) Robert B. Miller was born at Millersport in 1850. In his boyhood days, he worked on a farm and attended…
Burlington School
Burlington School – Fayette Tp. – The town was originally located on lands owned by John Ferguson and Wm. Elkins was owned at that time by E. B….
Burlington Academy
With the downfall of the Academy, which occurred about the time of the removal of the county seat to Ironton in 1851, the Commissioners donated the…
Early Map of Burlington Ohio
Briggs Library History
BRIGGS LIBRARY – Did you know? Memorial Hall was one of the old sites of the library. I.R. Oct. 6, 1881 – BRIGGS LIBRARY INSTITUTE – Interesting…
William A. Julian – U. S. Treasurer
William A. Julian – U. S. Treasurer Has Ties to Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio The Frankfort Roundabout, Saturday, July 22, 1905, page 1FORMER…