Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches)
Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travel
Publisher: Columbus : Henry Howe & Son

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855,that 4while thus employed, my particularduties were to make selection and mixture ofmetal for heavy ordnance for service in theCrimea, This employment required themaking of numerous tests on different metals,to determine their tenacity, deflection andspecific gravity. The cold-blast pig madein Lawrence county, Ohio, was found supe-rior not only to the irons of a similar makein other portions of the United States, butalso, as compared with the best Englishiron, the difference is about thirty per cent,in favor of this metal. Teoxtox, county-scat of Lawrence, is on the Ohio river, ten miles fromthe southernmost point in Ohio, 100 miles south of Columbus, 142 miles a hoveCincinnati, and 325 miles from Pittsburg. It is the centre of the Hanging I Jockiron region, celebrated for the quantity and quality of iron ore, lime and coal,found in close proximity. The timber regions of the Virginias and Kentuckysupply one of the large industries of the city, and large quantities of tire and pot-
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LAWRENCE COUNTY. 313 ters? clay found in this vicinity create another great industry. Ironton was laid,out in 1848, by the Ohio Iron and Coal Co., and was incorporated as a city in1865. The first iron smelted in the region was at a cupola built in 1815, byRichard Deering. In 1852 the county-seat was removed here from Burlington.Railroads: D. Ft. W. & C, S. V., and the Ironton, while by transfer across theOhio river connection is had with the C. & O. Railroad. County Officers : Au-ditor, Mark S. Bartram; Clerk, John W. Sayre ; Commissioners, Charles Bramer,ElishaT. Edwards, Thompson F. Payne ; Coroner, John S. Henry ; Infirmary Di-rectors, Isaac Massie, Zachary T. Fugitt, William H. Heiner; Probate Judge,Lot Davis; Prosecuting Attorney, George W. Keye ; Recorder, Paschal F. Gil-lett; Sheriff, John L. Fisher; Surveyor, James T, Egerton; Treasurer, JosephA. Turley. City Officers: John M. Corns, Mayor; Halsey C. Burr, Clerk;John Hayes, Treasurer ; John K. Richards, Solicitor; J. R

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