The Road to Coal Town
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Board Member & Volunteer) Sometime after John Stockman discovered coal in Lawrence County in 1810, it was found there was a heavy coal deposit in…
George Milton Book – from Midshipman to Rear Admiral
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) George Milton Book was born in New Castle May 25, 1845 to Col. William and Ann (Emery) Book. He spent his childhood in town,…
William A. Stewart – An Overly Qualified Barber
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) William A. Stewart was born in 1834 in Mercer County to Lemuel B. and Margaret Stewart. He married Isabelle Berry and they had two…
New Wilmington’s Village Barber
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Henry Williamson Brooks was born in Ross Township, Allegheny County on July 3, 1846 to John and Eliza (Turbin) Brooks. Henry learned the “tonsorial”…
Hauntings of the Area
By Joyce Ross, Administrative Secretary, LCHS staff My love of spooky and eerie things probably stems from one of my favorite childhood movies: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, that starred…
On Sherman’s Staff
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) We hear Civil War stories about the men from Battery B, and those from the Roundheads of Lawrence County. But here is another story…
Joseph B. Chambers: Medal of Honor Recipient (Civil War)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Joseph B. Chambers was born May 4, 1833 in Beaver County, present day Lawrence County. COMPANY F of the 100th PA INFANTRY Enlisting at East…
Cyrus B. Lower: Medal of Honor Recipient (Civil War)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Cyrus B. Lower was born February 18, 1843 in Mahoning Township, the son of Samuel and Mary Bryan Lower. His father had moved to…
Judy Foster: Enon Valley Community Historical Society & Little Beaver Historical Society
Civil War Stories by Local Historians
By Kathleen Mooney, LCHS Webmaster The Historical Society has produced a Civil War Presentation available for viewing on YouTube. Take a trip back in time and spend 12 minutes with…
St Luke AME Zion Church: Oldest Black Church in Lawrence County
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Edited by Kathleen A. Mooney, LCHS Webmaster & Volunteer St Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is the oldest Black congregation church and one…
First Grist Mill in Hickory Township
By: Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer The first grist mill in Hickory Township was built by Henry Reynolds on Hettenbaugh Run, a mile east of the village of Eastbrook. According…
Butz Florists – Almost As Old As the County
The following is an excerpt from: Bridges to the Past, A Pictorial History of Lawrence County by Donald W. Fox (1994) The firm’s history began in 1850 when Paul Butz, a…
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