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  IRONTON - LoveToKnow Article on IRONTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is served by the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, the Norfolk and Western, and the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railways, and by river steamboats.
The city is built on a plain at the base of hills rising from the river bottom and abounding in iron ore and bituminous coal; fire and pottery clay also occur in the vicinity.
Ironton was first settled in 1848, and in 1851 was incorporated.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IR/IRONTON.htm   (166 words)

  
 Ironton, Colorado
Ironton was established in 1883, and platted on March 20, 1884.
Ironton was home to many miners who worked in the mines above town on the slopes of Red Mountain.
Ironton was quite a tame town, as towns went in the Red Mountain District.
www.narrowgauge.org /ncmap/excur2_ironton.html   (1315 words)

  
 Ironton, Ohio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Lawrence County, Ohio) Lawrence County, Ohio.
Ironton is located at 38°31'51" North, 82°40'42" West (38.530720, -82.678309).
Out of the total population, 32.4% of those under the age of 18 and 17.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ir/ironton,_ohio.htm   (483 words)

  
 Ironton News
Ironton Fighting Tigers fans were pleased Friday as they witnessed their football team notch a victory over the host Portsmouth West Senators, 27-13 in a non-league game.
David Ford, 20, of Ironton, died in Baghdad when a bomb exploded near the tank he was riding in.
IRONTON - Wanting to maintain a small-school atmosphere and reap the benefits of consolidating of five elementary schools, this community was able to do...
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 Welcome to Ironton Telephone Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.ironton.com /copyright.html   (870 words)

  
 The Post: Federal money supports Ironton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton, Ohio, made a steal last week when it was designated as an "Empowerment Zone" by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Strickland said Ironton was fortunate to be declared an Empowerment Zone because the city is in need of economic resources.
"Ironton is an area that suffers from unemployment, poverty and lack of economic opportunity," he said.
thepost.baker.ohiou.edu /archives/012199/702.html   (331 words)

  
 Leo Ebert Brewing Company, Ironton, Ohio
Leo Ebert, of Ironton, Ohio, founder and still president of the company of that name, was born in Klingenbergon-the-Main, Bavaria, June 28, 1837.
Ironton being on the border of Kentucky and near the State of Virginia, became a very lively place during the war, and the brewery prospered.
Ebert has always taken an active part in the development of the city of Ironton and has served in the capacity of president of the city council, member of the school board and board of health, his activities in this direction covering a period of seventeen years.
www.ohiobreweriana.com /library/holdings/ebert.shtml   (693 words)

  
 Ironton in the 1920's - The Tanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With a population of 14,007 in 1920, Ironton was the smallest and slowest growing of the four cities in its immediate area.
Ironton was a typical river town with an active "red light" and "bootlegging" district around Third and Buckhorn Streets, but residents claim it was no rougher than any of the hundred other towns along the Ohio River.
The people of Ironton needed some way to prove the worth of the city to the world, a way to show that Ironton was something special: The Ironton Tanks.
www.irontonfootball.com /tanks/ironton1920s.htm   (413 words)

  
 Ironton - Colorado Ghost Town
Ironton was a major transportation junction between Red Mountain and Ouray in addition to having some of its own mines.
Ironton had a peak population of over 1000 and had two trains arriving daily from Silverton.
The bell was cast by H. Stuckstede of St. Louis, Missouri in 1890 and was apparently put into a church in Ironton.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/co/ironton.html   (173 words)

  
 Ironton on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chemicals, dyes, metal pipes, plastics, and iron products are manufactured, and some coal is mined.
Ironton was a great iron-producing center during the Civil War.
Governors Taft, Patton to Help Convene ARC Town Meeting on Appalachia's Distressed Counties In Ironton, Ohio, July 12.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Ironton.asp   (263 words)

  
 Ironton Sandstone
Description: The Ironton Sandstone was identified (Becker, Hreha, and Dawson, 1978) in the subsurface of northwestern Indiana as overlying the Galesville Sandstone and underlying the Franconia Formation.
Correlation: The Ironton Sandstone is recognized by the one name in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and it has stratigraphic equivalency with part of the Davis Formation east and south of the cutoff line in northwestern Indiana.
The Ironton is also equivalent to the Kerbel Formation in Ohio as recognized by Janssens (1973) and the lower part of the Franconia Formation in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan (Droste and Shaver, 1983; Shaver and others, 1985).
igs.indiana.edu /geology/structure/compendium/html/comp69es.cfm   (311 words)

  
 Rolemaster - Majestic Magic Campaign - The town of Ironton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton is a Dwarvian town in the Silver Mountains.
The crest of Ironton is 3 lumps of iron ore on an orange background.
This small building has a window in the front where messages and small packages are taken to be delivered elsewhere on Trapio Island (and in some cases, beyond).
stobie.home.sprynet.com /games/RM/MMt-Ironton.htm   (238 words)

  
 History of Ironton, Ohio
It was in 1851 he built his Ironton home, at Fifth and Lawrence, which today is a funeral home, although he was the first to be buried from that home.
Campbell's life were taken from stories printed in Ironton newspapers about his life and at the time of his death.
His parents lived in West Ironton, and like all the other prominent families in West Ironton raised hogs for their own use.
www.lawrencecountyohio.com /ironton/stories/rememberjc.htm   (4266 words)

  
 Ironton boasts rich and varied history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
IRONTON -- Ironton has a rich history that involved iron ore, the country's oldest, continuously running Memorial Day parade and football.
Ironton was founded by John Campbell, a local iron master and foundry operator.
Ironton also is home to the Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade, the nation's oldest, continuous running Memorial Day Parade.
www.herald-dispatch.com /communities/2004/ironton.htm   (695 words)

  
 Ironton (6-3) vs. Wyoming (9-1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Although Ironton has a 7-3 record, two of the losses were to Division III schools.
Ironton averages 198 yards rushing and 147 passing.
Like Wyoming, Ironton is also missing a key player, Reggie Arden, a fullback/middle linebacker who is out for the season.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1999/11/06/spt_ironton_(6-3)_vs.html   (407 words)

  
 City Of Ironton, Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As Mayor of Ironton, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website, and invite you on a virtual tour of our city.
Ironton was founded in 1849 by John Campbell along with banks of the Ohio River, and today is recognized as Ohio's southernmost city and the seat of Lawrence County.
Centrally located within the United States, Ironton has the unique advantage of being within a day's drive of 80 percent of the nation's population.
www.ironton-ohio.com   (207 words)

  
 FEMA: Ironton Receives Help from FEMA for Community Swimming Pool
In Ironton, county seat of Iron County, the community swimming pool was ready to open for the summer season on Mother's Day, May 12.
Ironton, seat of Iron County, is a small community.
As work on the park and pool continued, Ironton submitted a Request for Public Assistance for funds to repair the park and pool and replace destroyed equipment and supplies.
www.fema.gov /news/newsrelease.fema?id=4349   (649 words)

  
 Ironton, OH - Ohio Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving Ironton , ...
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 Lawrence County Ironton, Ohio (Counties)
Lawrence, whichlies along the banks of the Ohio River, is Ohio's southernmost county and uses Ironton as its county seat.
Ironton is located in southeastern Ohio in Lawrence County (of which it is the county seat) on the...
Located in Lawrence County, Ohio, South Point is at an elevation of 553 feet and was established...
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 Ironton Pet Shelter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton, Ohio is 147 miles north-east of Frankfort, KY - click here for directions
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 Welcome To Ironton Livery & Coach
Ironton Livery and Coach is a horse-drawn carriage service for all occasions.
We proudly provide services to the entire Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas and presently provide services to the cities of Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading as well as the County of Lehigh.
Ironton Livery and Coach has a selection of carriages (all made in America) from wagons to formal coaches.
www.irontonlivery.com   (144 words)

  
 After 136 straight years, Ironton's Memorial Day parade is oldest
Ironton held its first parade in 1868, the same year the Grand Army of the Republic established May 30 as a day of remembering fallen comrades.
The early parades in Ironton were small, and featured 40 yokes of oxen, Adkins said.
In the 1950s, all schoolchildren were expected to march, holding flowers in one hand and waving a handkerchief or flag.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/05/28/loc_oldparade28.html   (321 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: IRONTON, TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton is six miles southwest of Jacksonville in northwest Cherokee County.
He also served as Ironton postmaster until mail service was transferred to Jacksonville in 1955.
In 1990 Ironton had a population of 110, one church, and no businesses.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/print/II/hli12.html   (332 words)

  
 American Metal Market: Ironton foundry reopening under new ownership - Ironton Iron Inc
Formerly the Ironton division of Dayton-based Amcast Industrial Corp., which shuttered the facility two years ago, the foundry will operate under a new name, Ironton Iron Inc., and new ownership, which was organized under an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Ironton Iron has capacity for 75,000 tons of finished castings per year.
According to Molihan, Ironton Iron is one of the most modern facilities of its type in the country, a new cupola furnace having been installed at the facility in 1980.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_v94/ai_4392160   (654 words)

  
 Ironton Rail Trail
The trail derives from the Ironton Railroad purchased in 1882 from the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
It is a county museum that is generally open to the public in the summer months and may be available by request at other times.
The Ironton Rail Trail is an interesting ride with a variety of scenery.
www.usboomers.com /ironton.htm   (943 words)

  
 About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As a result, Ironton Baptist Church was organized on August 10, 1893.
Three neighboring churches were on hand to help with the organization of Ironton Baptist Church.
The first clerk of Ironton Baptist Church was E.E. Kumpe.
www.irontonbaptistchurch.com /ironton_002.htm   (292 words)

  
 UED6046 Missouri Courthouses: Iron County, MU Extension
Ironton was chosen as the county seat in 1857.
They donated alternate town lots to the county, and money from the sale of these lots provided more than $10,000 of the $14,000 cost of the courthouse.
Howard Baer's painting of this courthouse, 1947, is in the Scruggs, Vandervoort, Barney collection at the University of Missouri-Columbia (see Figure 2).
muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/uedivis/ue6046.htm   (401 words)

  
 Ironton, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ironton is a city located in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Behind the Floodgates - The Ironton Blog (http://irontonblog.blogspot.com/)
This page was last modified 18:19, 22 Jun 2005.
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ironton,_Ohio   (447 words)

  
 Breif History of the DT&I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The poor financial condition of the railroad was plainly evident during this period, culminating in bankruptcy in 1903.
It emerged from court protection in 1914 and was renamed the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (as opposed to railway).
The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton was a truly unique railroad in its continuous rising and falling from the favor of fortune.
www.dtirr.com /dtihist.html   (1609 words)

  
 Ironton Ekes Out Northern Dancer Win | bloodhorse.com
Tim Cunningham's Ironton wrested the lead down the backstretch in the $75,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland breds and held it with a nose victory at the wire.
Under jockey Nick Petro for his brother, trainer Michael Petro, Ironton charged by front-running Boca Bound a half-mile from home, opened a five-length lead on the field between calls.
He had to be kept to business to win in a desperate finish over James, who charged up out of the pack to be second.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=19314   (142 words)

  
 Ironton, MO News
Local news for Ironton, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
IRONTON Governor Blunt appointed Norma Owens to serve as Iron County Clerk.
The Ironton Lions Club Christmas Parade is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
www.topix.net /city/ironton-mo   (546 words)

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