This
link shows what was open in 1882-1883, including businesses,
churches, companies, residential listings and much more. Submitted
by the late Ken Clark.
Sixty
years have passed since the writer answered an advertisement
in the columns of The Tribune's honored predecessor, The Ironton
Register, resulting in his employment as a boy in the Register
office. That was on February 6, 1874. I remained in the service
of the Register twenty-seven years, until moving to Chicago.
Submitted by Peggy A. Wells
Miss Fulwiler wrote the paper on
"Ironton" several years ago and presented it before an organization
of which she was a member. Miss Fulwiler knew the men who were
active in Ironton's founding and the growth and development of
this city. Her paper contains a great deal of her personal knowledge,
also other material gathered in preparation of the paper, which
follows....
In 1848, the land along the
Ohio river a few miles above Hanging Rock was almost a wilderness.
There were a few scattered homes, small farms and apple trees.
The territory was well drained ....
This is a series of short stories about the history of
Ironton and Lawrence County, Ohio. Written by Charles
Collett. These stories has a wealth of historical
information on subjects you won't find anywhere else.
This page
is a listing of veterans buried in several cemeteries in and near
Ironton, in 1900. It includes their names, military services and
the date of death or burial of each soldier.
Submitted by Peggy A. Wells
You must read the following interesting
letter giving a copy of the minutes of a meeting to get the county
seat moved from Burlington to Ironton in 1887...
