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The Scioto Fire Brick Company, incorporated in 1872 with John Peebles as president, was in Sciotoville a few miles up the Ohio River from Portsmouth. This mammoth 13 acre plant, between the river and the railroad, had an almost inexhaustible mine of…

After the Burgess Steel Mill in Portsmouth burned in 1898, Levi York be-built his business in New Boston.The new plant was sold to Crucible Steel of America in 1900. It was named Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909, and Whitaker-Glessner…

The Burgess Steel and Iron Works was incorporated in 1872, and it was located on the river at end of Third (3rd) Street. This factory burned in 1898 and Levi York re-built in New Boston in 1898-1899.
The Standard Telephone Manufacturing Company was…

After the Burgess Steel mill burned at Third (3rd) and Madison Streets in Portsmouth in 1898, Levi York re-built in Yorktown (New Boston). The new plant was sold to Crucible Steel of America in 1900. Portsmouth Steel Company bought it in 1902. It…

The Mitchell Manufacturing Company was located at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets. It started out making vending machines for shoe laces costing one nickel. They soon decided to produce the laces to fill the vending machines. And finally the focus was…

The Portsmouth Shoe Company was organized in March 1897 at 127 West Front Street. The president was F. V. Knauss.

Excelsior Shoe Company was started in March, 1889, located at Gallia and Findlay Streets. This Excelsior plant was built in 1913 at Gallia Street and Campbell Avenue. Williams Manufacturing Company bought the factory in 1935. After the Williams…

The Star Shoe Company was located at 107 and 109 West Front Street.
The Tremper Shoe Company was located at the corner of Second (2nd) and Jefferson Streets.

The Brodt Shoe Company was located at 519-527 Front Street.
The Tracy Shoe Company was located at 630-632 2nd (Second) Street.
Both manufactured wholesale shoes.

The Plant of the Selby Shoe Company was located at 92-102 East Seventh (7th) Street. The shoe factory closed in 1957, the building had a few other occupants. The Wil-Car (Wilber Carrington) Enterprise Company was in the building at Seventh and…

In 1902, Mr. Irving Drew purchased the Star Shoe Company, changed its name to The Irving Drew Company and became its president.--from History of Scioto County published in 1903 by Nelson Evans.

The Irving Drew Shoe Company manufactured women's shoes. The image on the left is the main office welt and turn factory at 1658- 1662 Eleventh (11th) Street.
The image on the right is the Speciality McKay Factory of the Irving Drew Shoe Company at…