"The Dream Lake of Ironton"
View of Vesuvius Lake and Spillway, Ironton, Ohio

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Title

"The Dream Lake of Ironton"
View of Vesuvius Lake and Spillway, Ironton, Ohio

Description

Colorized image of Lake Vesuvius located 8 miles north of Ironton. The lake is 143.27 acres across with 10 miles of shoreline. In 1939 the narrows of Storms Creek were offered as a site for a lake. They were dammed by the Civilian Conservation Corp. The lake was named Vesuvius for the historic Vesuvius Iron Furnace located at the base of the dam.

Creator

Curteich & Company, Chicago

Date

1930's to mid 1940's

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill

Collection

Citation

Curteich & Company, Chicago , “"The Dream Lake of Ironton"
View of Vesuvius Lake and Spillway, Ironton, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed July 16, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/19067.

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