Transportation
Explore the history of transportation in Lawrence County, Ohio, from early riverboats and ferries to railroads, bridges, highways, and aviation. Discover how changing methods of travel helped shape the county’s communities, industries, and everyday life.
With the Ohio River forming its southern border, waterways played an important role in early settlement and commerce. As Lawrence County developed, roads, railroads, and bridges connected communities and opened new opportunities for travel and trade.
Browse historical photographs, newspaper accounts, and personal stories documenting the people, places, and transportation systems that helped Lawrence County grow.
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Mrs. Kate Crawford Honshell
Catherine Crawford was the daughter of James Crawford and Nancy (Kouns) Crawford. James was the son of James and Nancy (Reed) Crawford, who came…
Burlington, Ohio, Locks and Dams
The following photos were first posted on the Facebook Group Vintage Chesapeake Proctorville South Point by Jason Sloan. Permission was granted for…
E. W. Crichton
Ernest Whitcomb Crichton Source: Portland, Oregon, It’s History and Builders, by Joseph Gaston Among those who have been most active in keeping…
Another Steamboat for the Kaw
Western Home Journal Lawrence, KS February 10, 1859 Another Steamboat for the Kaw – the many friends and the business community at this and other…
Capt. William T. Scoville
Capt. W. T. Scovell Death In Jeffersonville of The Red River Veteran. Sketch of an Old-Time Steamboatman Whom Stonewall Jackson Honored and Relied…
Follow the Rails with Railroad Tales
FOLLOW THE RAILS WITH RAILROAD TALES Evolution of the railroads as found in the old papers From the Lawrence Register Archives Ironton Register,…
Ironton Ohio Yesterday Years
Yesteryear’s in Ironton, Ohio Submitted by Tom Everett Ironton Register -Ironton, Ohio – February 1, 1976 (The second of two articles, written for…
Detroit Toledo & Ironton Railroad
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES REMOVAL OF TRACKSSpecial Assessment Bonds Are Also Approved An ordinance granting the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton…
Charles E. Watters
Charles E. Watters was a native of Maryland, where he was born on November 27, 1821; after leaving that State, in 1833, he settled in Portland,…