Ironton
Americannoun
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Some were common workhorses that faded into the depths, like the Ironton, a barge that was carrying 1,000 tons of grain when it sank in Lake Huron in 1894.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
PureCycle, which runs a chemical recycling plant in Ironton, Ohio, declined to comment ahead of a quarterly earnings call on November 8.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
But even though witnesses and contemporaneous accounts described where Ironton went down, its exact location remained a mystery for more than 120 years, the marine sanctuary said.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
It took two more years to track down the Ironton several miles away.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023
I was sent to Ironton when the place was weak and threatened with a superior force, and as soon as it was rendered secure I was ordered to Jefferson City, another point threatened.
From Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 by Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
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