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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Arion Riverboat
Proctorville Captain Reminisces on Heyday of Riverboat ArionWritten by Russ Lemon, no date of newspaper source unknown Story about Arion Riverboat -...
Waterloo Ohio and the Wright Brothers
Master Carpenter From WaterlooPut Wright Brothers In the Air By ART FERGUSON, Tribune Staff WriterI.R. September 20, 1970Submitted by Lorna Marks...
Defender Chapel
Defender Chapel Named for Riverboat to Mark Anniversary 18 Sept. 1955 (no newspaper named) Defender Chapel, named after a riverboat that suffered a...
Ironton Tunnel
Better clip this picture of the Park Avenue tunnel. It will become a memory with the construction of U.S. Rt. 52 along the face of the hill north of...
Bridges in Lawrence County, Ohio
Ironton Tribune September 17, 1967 - There are 65 covered bridges still in daily use in the State. Eight counties have but one covered bridge in...
Reminiscences of Roadbuilding
Reminiscences of Roadbuilding Photos of Ironton, Ohio Tunnel and SR 93 Marietta Daily Leader, 05 Apr 1901, Fri, Page 6 A most exciting...
Simeon Sumpter Old River Boat Captain
Photo provided by F. Kay Brown Your old book mentioned them being related to Rev. War Sumpter. It took me until a couple of years ago when I could...
Captain Abraham Smith
The Hero of a Forgotten HorrorA Summer Resort of the Ante-Bellum AristocracySwept Out of Existence By a Fearful StormThe Awful Awakening of the...
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I)
Photos about the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Photo Courtesy of Mark Malone 2016 DT&I tunnel, the one out Porter Gap and up Tunnel Hill Rd...