PART 11: Up the Ohio River: Lake Vesuvius and Ironton Ohio! (7-17)

What an awesome morning!
Our first stop was in the Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area at one of the old Iron Furnaces. Turns out the works here not only smelted Iron but were also instrumental in helping the Underground Railroad efforts!
Then, it was into the town of Ironton Ohio. They had some of the coolest old churches and their incredible architecture. We were blown away! Then, I saw something in the distance, a ruins, and it turned out to be the old City hall. After chatting with a local, it turns out this old building just crumbled on its own and was abandoned.
It was then I also learned of the towns original homes and made a visit. Turns out the founder of the town used his wagons hauling ore, to move former slaves up to the north through his network of Ironworks. The houses here were awesome as well!
Amazing things to do in Ohio!

[@markbarnes4358]

Hey John, thanks for the walk, it went well with coffee this morning. Really enjoying your video adventures.

[@travelswithtrigger]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@larryshepherd5380]

I grew up in ironton, I went to high school a couple miles from vesuvius.those furnaces were how they melted the iron ore. They used to have buildings around them.

[@larryshepherd5380]

Giovanni pizza is an ironton staple. Best pizza ever!

[@travelswithtrigger]

Unfortunately, we didn’t eat there - or in town I mean, but yeah, those furnaces seem to make more sense with buildings around them! Thanks