"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
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 December 28, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/19067.
View of Vesuvius Lake and Spillway, Ironton, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 28, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/19067.