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    On March 24, 1966, the 1913 Ironton Post Office, which is currently the Ironton City School Board Building, was officially abandoned by the federal government.

     The R & R Roofing Company Building is also known as the Ketter Buggy Company Building. The two-story brick building was built circa 1903 to replace the original Ketter Buggy Company Building, which had been destroyed by fire.

    The Ro-Na Theatre formally opened its doors on August 9, 1949. The building cost $300,000 to build and was located in 3rd Street above Vernon Street.
     A chief feature of the new theatre was air-conditioning. The air conditioning system was designed by Russell R. Gannon Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The system was a no draft form of air conditioning.

     Roosevelt Hospital was established in 1915. Located at 321to 323 South 5th Street, the hospital served Lawrence County for only a short period of time. Dr. Dan Gray was listed as proprietor of the hospital until it closed around 1923.

   The Schweickart Lumber Company was started in the late 1800’s by Frederick Schweickart. In the early 1900’s, Frederick’s son, William, joined the family business. The father and son team went on to form Schweickart & Son. The two worked together for four years until Frederick retired.

    In 1875, Irving Drew began making extra fine welt shoes for women. His original location was in Portsmouth, Ohio.
     In a few years, George Selby joined Irving Drew. Together these men made women’s shoes under the name of Drew-Selby Company.
     For unlisted reasons, Selby and Drew decided not to remain as business partners. After the split, Selby opened his own shoe company named Selby Shoe Company.

The S. S. Kresge Company was started by Sebastion Spering Kresge in Detroit, Michigan in 1900. Kresge’s stores were five and dime stores where everything cost 5¢ or 10¢. In fact, Kresge was a pioneer in this type of store.

    The Tri-State Wilbert Vault Company originally opened in 1925. The company was named the Tri-State Supply Company. J. S. Beddall, Dr. W. F. Marting, and James R. Paul were the founders. The company was opened because many people thought the residents of Lawrence County should have a vault to use that would not rust and would not collapse from the weight of the earth.

     The Ward Lumber Company was organized by W. Grant Ward in 1906. F. C. Tonlinson served as its vice president. E. F. Meyers was its secretary and D.C. Davies and Oscar Richey were directors. E. B. Dyer was responsible for building the large mill. In 1911, the big mill burnt to the ground and was rebuilt. Chief William George lost an eye during the blaze. The first engineer’s, John J. Brownstead, two sons, John and Joe, witnessed the fire. They took their bikes from the basement to across the street. The fire burned so hot it melted the tires on their bikes.

    Located on the corner of Third Street and Kemp Avenue, the original building for the Whitwell General Store was built by John Isaacs in 1892. Mr. Isaacs was not stranger to the grocery business. He started his business on Second and Buckhorn Street in 1880. In 1901, Sam W. Boothe purchased the store and changed the name to S. W. Boothe & Co. Groceries and Feed. During Boothe’s ownership, the building became a postal substation and the city wagon scales became a part of the building. Mr.