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1 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, Ironton — John Campbell — Iron Master with Links to the Underground Railroad —
Near South 9th Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
John Campbell (1808-1891), founder of Ironton, was an ironmaster and president of the Ohio Iron & Coal Company. This company purchased the land and laid out the city of Ironton. Of Scotch-Irish descent, Campbell married Elizabeth Caldwell Clark . . . — — Map (db m310209) HM
2 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, Ironton — 5-44 — John Campbell Memorial Home —
On Lawrence Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Lawrence Street.
John Campbell (1818-1891), founder of Ironton, was an ironmaster and president of the Ohio Iron & Coal Company, a Presbyterian, and an abolitionist. This house and barn, which he built in 1850, became a stop on the Underground Railroad for . . . — — Map (db m59375) HM
3 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, South Webster — 8-44 — Olive Furnace —
On Route 93 north of Kimble Creek Road (County Route 258), on the left when traveling north.
Olive Furnace in Lawrence County was one of the 83 blast furnaces in the Hanging Rock iron-making region of southeastern Ohio and northern Kentucky. John Campbell (1808–1891), the “Father of Ironton,” and others established the furnace in 1846. The . . . — — Map (db m132563) HM
4 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, Ironton — Campbell House — Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tour —
On North 5th Street at Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street.
Built in 1851, the Campbell House in Ironton, Ohio, was home to John and Elizabeth Campbell, who aided freedom seekers through Lawrence County's Underground Railroad network. They worked with African American conductors Gabe and Retta Johnson, . . . — — Map (db m283470) HM
5 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, Mt. Olive — Historic Mt. Olive Charcoal Iron Furnace —
On Ohio Route 93, on the right when traveling north.
- Built in 1846 by John Campbell and Others - Produced 16 tons of pig iron per day - A wooden casting house extended from the front of the stack, a charging house sat above the stack and a steam engine house sat to the left of the stack - The . . . — — Map (db m166322) HM
6 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, Burlington — The Promised Land —
On Center Street (County Road 1013) south of 5th Avenue (County Road 1014), on the right when traveling north.
Noah • Winney Joe • Jenny • Amanda • Frances • Ann • Simon • Violet • Abraham • Ambrose • Walker • Charlotte • Barbara • Horace • Susan • Short John • Maria • Nancy • Julia • Jane • Beck • Henry • Elizabeth • Mary Ann • Ellen • Lucy Ann • . . . — — Map (db m283443) HM
7 ► Ohio, Lawrence County, South Point — 4-44 — Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church —
On Burlington-Macedonia Road (County Road 120) at County Road 144 on Burlington-Macedonia Road.
The present structure for the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church was built in 1849 on Macedonia Ridge north of Burlington, an abolitionist sanctuary for escaped and freed slaves since 1799. It was built by the existing Baptist congregation and . . . — — Map (db m126043) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026