Description: This photograph shows a group of WPA workmen on Chesapeake (Ohio) sewer project. Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, on the Ohio River. A bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington, WV's downtown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_075_001
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio);
Places: Chesapeake (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the manager's residence at Buckhorn Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken between 1865 and 1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01182
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the ruins of Vesuvius Furnace in Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. The furnace was built in 1833 and produced ten tons of iron per day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01185
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Geography and Natural Resources; Furnaces
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of an engraving that depicts the Vesuvius Furnace in Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. The furnace was built in 1833 and produced ten tons of iron per day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01189
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Geography and Natural Resources; Furnaces
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting Buckhorn Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken between 1865 and 1877. Buckhorn Furnace, built in 1833, produced fifteen tons of iron per day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01190
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harley Beard, of Lawrence County, was electrocuted December 4, 1914, for the Murder of Bob-Mary-Nancy Massie. On May 13, 1914, Harley, a 18-year-old farm hand brutally killed Nancy (76) and her son and daughter Bob (44) and Mary (40) at their farm house in Lawrence County, Ohio. Nancy and Mary were found with their throats slit and Bob with his skull crushed the following day, and Beard was captured and confessed to the murders. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08095
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Lawrence County (Ohio); Death row
 

Description: Southernmost point in Ohio, located in Lawrence County, ca. 1940. On December 21, 1815, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Lawrence County, named by residents in honor of James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812. Located in southeastern Ohio, the county’s southern border lies along the Ohio River, and Lawrence County is Ohio’s southernmost county. It is predominantly rural, with three percent of the county’s 455 square miles consisting of urban areas. The southernmost point is found along the river about one mile east of the village of South Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00364
Subjects: Ohio--Boundaries; Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio River
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "IRONTON, O. IRONTON HIGH SCHOOL; Ident. - B-10 to Illinois National Picture Book 1/9/41; Location - Ironton, Ohio; Credit - courtesy of Gene Wyatt; Caption - School Lets Out, Ironton High School. This photo must be returned to Ohio Writers' Project, 8 E. Chestnut Street, Col. Ohio." Ironton High School was constructed in 1922 and demolished in 2007. The new school reuses parts of the old school, most notably preserving the arched entrance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_001_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Students; Lawrence County (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Arches; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ironton (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: A sketch of Union Furnace in Lawrence County, done by Henry Howe in 1847. Lawrence County is part of an area known as "Hanging Rock Iron Region," which includes parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The area was known for its abundance of high quality ores and minerals. Former slave owner and eventual abolitionist John Means built the first iron blast furnace north of the Ohio River during the early 1820s. It was known as the Union Furnace and was located near the city of Ironton. This image is taken from "Historical Collections of Ohio," by Henry Howe, 1847. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04052
Subjects: Furnaces; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Lawrence County (Ohio); Hanging Rock Iron Region (Ohio)--History
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the wagons that were loaded with coal and drawn by oxen at Vesuvius Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken ca. 1895. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from William Whitlach of Portsmouth, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01191
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting Buckhorn Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio, including the stoves and stock sheds. The original photograph was taken between 1865 and 1877. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Fred G. Leete of Ironton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01197
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the blacksmith shop and store at Vesuvius Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken ca. 1900. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from A. J. Duteil of Oak Hill, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01198
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Geography and Natural Resources; Furnaces
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)