Ironton
a city and county-seat of Lawrence co., O.; on the Ohio river, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton and the Norfolk and Western railroads; 127 miles S. of Columbus. It contains a Memorial IRRIGATION W. and central portion of New York State, consisting at first of five tribes, the Oneidas, Mohawks, Cayugas, Senecas, and Onondagas. In 1712 the Tuscaroras were admitted to the league, which adopted the title of the "Six Nations," and is so known to history. The Iroquois were at once the most powerful and the most enlightened; they lived in villages and pursued agriculture. In the Revolu< tionary War they were allies of the Eng Hall, Masonic and Odd Fellows' Halls, city hospital, Briggs Public Library, lish, but in 1779 they were attacked by Kelley and Riverview Parks, electric General Sullivan, and greatly injured. street railroad and lighting plants, Holly The Iroquois present the curious anomsystem of waterworks, National banks, aly among Indian peoples of steadily and manufactories of fire brick, iron and steel, nails, and other commodities. The increasing in numbers since 1812. Most of them have been removed to various city is the mining, manufacturing, and farming trade center for a region within a radius of 30 miles, and is at the base of a range of lofty hills containing large deposits of iron ore and bituminous coal.
Pop. (1910) 13,147; (1920) 14,007. have been removed to various reservations farther W.