Black & white photo image of Otway frame school building in opened in 1890 or earlier, destroyed in the 1916 fire which destroyed the business section and many homes.
Colored image of the steamboat Greenwood at the wharf at the end of Market Street. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until she collided with the Chris Greene and sank in 1925.
Color tinted image of church building located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. Bigelow was named after Russell H. Bigelow, 1793-1835. He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church.
