Remarkable Ohio

Counties

Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

7-44 Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade

Side A: Since 1868, Ironton’s annual Memorial Day parade has recognized those in Lawrence County who died while defending our country’s freedom. This was the same year in which the Grand Army of the Republic established May 30 as Decoration Day. Originally established to commemorate soldiers who died during the Civil War, the parade now honors those who served during all the nation’s wars. Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress in 1971. The Ironton event is recognized as the oldest Memorial Day parade in Ohio and the oldest continuing Memorial Day observance in the nation.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade Committee and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: Lawrence County Courthouse, 111 S. 4th Street, 
Ironton, 
OH, 
45638
Location: SW corner of Center Street and S 5th Street
Latitude: 38.5364290
Longitude: -82.6835540