Colored image of a few people on large rock formations in the hills above South Portsmouth (Springville) across the Ohio River in Greenup County, Kentucky.
Sepia tone image of steel mill with homes in foreground. The mill in New Boston was built by Levi D. York after his Burgess Mill in Portsmouth was destroyed by fire in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909. From 1909…
Colored image of canal, towpath, bridge, and mill. The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834. David Gibson built a distillery nearby in 1857. George Davis bought and operated both businesses from about 1860 until shortly before his death in…
Tinted image of children in pool and on playground equipment in York Park outside of the old flood wall. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River bank between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.
Black & white image of canal, towpath, bridge, and mill. The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834. David Gibson built a distillery nearby in 1857. George Davis bought and operated both businesses from about 1860 until shortly before his…