This picture was taken around 1880 and shows the Ironton blacksmith shop.
This photo is of Ironton in its heyday. Taken from the Ironton pier this shot shows the Ironton church before it was moved to its present location.
A family outing to the Pine Lake Iron Company
IRONTON IN ITS HEYDAY
The Pine Lake Iron Company started operations at Ironton in 1879 and was in full swing by 1881, employing at one time close to 300 men. The company operated a smelter, 30 charcoal kilns, its own tug and barge, a large company store, and owned the dwellings for its employees. It also owned or leased great stands of hardwoods, which were sawed into 4 foot lengths of firewood to make charcoal. Ironton in the late eighties had a population greater than either East Jordan or Charlevoix. The plant functioned successfully until the Panic of 1893, when the company failed, and went into the hands of a receiver.
This page was last updated: March 21, 2018
The Ironton Post Office.
The school building in Ironton
Across the south arm from the iron works.
The Ironton Grange Hall
Loading pig iron onto 4-masted schooners at Ironton
Sweetbriar Farm
The Ironton Congregational church when it was down at the water's edge in 1909.
