Tinted image of the steamboat in the river. 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 1925 when she collided with the Chris Greene and sank.
Colored image of Burt & Hall Building at the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets. Opened in 1899 as a men's clothing store Burt, Hall, & Co., it held various offices and organizations before 1922 when Lewis Furniture moved in. From about 2012 until 2016 the Elite Institute of Cosmetics was in the building. Shawnee State University acquired the building in 2017.
Colored image of view from Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. A part of the old stone Post Office on the north corner of Gallia and Chillicothe shows at the far right.
Tinted image showing the old Stone Post Office and the First National Bank on the left side of Chillicothe Street. The First National Bank Building was built in 1912 and its size was doubled in 1924. The post office building was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914 and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Tinted image of the YMCA building at 2829 Gallia Street at the end of Norfolk Street, built in 1906 by the N & W for railroad employees sleeping quarters. It was closed in 1960 and razed in 1968.
Tinted image of the Greenwood steamboat on the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. In October, 1898, on her maiden trip she left Portsmouth and sank at the mouth of the Scioto River when she hit a snag. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until she sank in 1925 after colliding with the Chris Greene.
