Lawrence County

The county was first organized in 1816 and was named after James Lawrence, who, when he fell mortally wounded to the deck of the "Chesapeake", and was borne down into the hatchway, cried to the sailors, "Don't give up the ship!"

Nearly the entire county is within the bounds of , is Ohio's southernmost county and uses Ironton as its county seat. The county was created in 1817 from land taken from Jackson, Scioto, and Gallia counties. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 64,344, an increase of 2,510 over the 1990 census.

The county was first organized in 1816 and was named after James Lawrence, who, when he fell mortally wounded to the deck of the "Chesapeake", and was borne down into the hatchway, cried to the sailors, "Don't give up the ship!"

Nearly the entire county is within the bounds of [waynenf] and features Lake Vesuvius as its water-related activities center. CODE left

Lawrence, whichlies along the banks of the [ohiorive], is Ohio's southernmost county and uses Ironton as its county seat. The county was created in 1817 from land taken from Jackson, Scioto, and Gallia counties. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 64,344, an increase of 2,510 over the 1990 census.

The county was first organized in 1816 and was named after James Lawrence, who, when he fell mortally wounded to the deck of the "Chesapeake", and was borne down into the hatchway, cried to the sailors, "Don't give up the ship!"

Nearly the entire county is within the bounds of [waynenf] and features Lake Vesuvius as its water-related activities center.

Location: Ironton Ohio

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