Proctorville in Lawrence County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Proctorville

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021

1. Proctorville Marker

Inscription. The Rome Beauty
Apple
First Grown Here
in 1816

Erected by Ohio Historical Society; and Ohio Department of Highways.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 38° 26.33′ N, 82° 23.165′ W. Marker is in Proctorville, Ohio, in Lawrence County. It is on State Street (County Road 107) 0.1 miles east of County Road 106, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Proctorville OH 45669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Kyova Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Square

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Guyandotte (approx. 0.6 miles away in West Virginia); First Cabell County Court House (approx. 0.6 miles away in West Virginia); John S. Witcher (approx. 0.6 miles away in West Virginia); Raid on Guyandotte / Burning of Guyandotte (approx. 0.7 miles away in West Virginia); Granville Parker (approx. ¾ mile away in West Virginia); Battle of Guyandotte (approx. ¾ mile away in West Virginia); Madie Carroll House (approx. ¾ mile away in West Virginia).

Also see . . . Rome Apple. In 1817 Joel Gillett found a seedling tree in a shipment from a nursery. His son planted the tree on the banks of the Ohio River in Rome Township near Proctorville, Ohio where several years later it was found producing red fruit. Originally known as "Gillett's Seedling", it was renamed the "Rome Beauty" in 1832 in honor of the township. (Submitted on November 8, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021

2. Proctorville Marker

(looking southeast from State Street)

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 16, 2025

3. Proctorville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 665 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on August 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.