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

Scottown Memorial

Taken From Our Lives ... Not From Our Hearts

— July 3, 1996 —

Scottown Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 16, 2025

1. Scottown Memorial Marker

Inscription. Ryan Aldridge 24 • Misti Cron 21 • Shelbi Cron 3 • Candy Lee 31 • Matt Sansom 14 • Floyd Tolliver 34 • Ona Tolliver 8 • Jason Wallace 9 • Kathlene Wilks 71

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters.

Location. 38° 33.033′ N, 82° 23.434′ W. Marker is in Scottown, Ohio, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 775 and Route 217, on the right when traveling north on Ohio Route 775. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9024 OH-775, Scottown OH 45678, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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

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other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Proctorville (approx. 7.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial Square (approx. 7.8 miles away); General Jenkins (approx. 8.1 miles away in West Virginia); Albert Gallatin Jenkins (approx. 8.1 miles away in West Virginia); Clover Archeological Site (approx. 8.1 miles away in West Virginia); First Cabell County Court House (approx. 8.4 miles away in West Virginia); John S. Witcher (approx. 8.4 miles away in West Virginia).

Also see . . .
1. Scottown Memorial. Created following the deadly 1996 fire that killed nine people at a fireworks store in Scottown, this memorial was dedicated to honor those who were lost and help community and family members begin the healing process. The memorial is relatively small but reminds a community that safety is mandatory and the lives lost will never be forgotten. (Submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

2. 25 Years Later. (Submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Scottown Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 16, 2025

2. Scottown Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.