Editing Proctorville, Ohio (section)

==History==
The land where Proctorville is now situated was originally settled in 1797 and called Quaker Bottom. Situated on the Ohio River, Quaker Bottom grew throughout the 1800s as a trading center.  In 1834, Jacob Proctor established a general store next to the wharf, and river boat captains knew the village as "Proctor's Landing".<ref name="Vol1">{{cite book | last = Lawrence County Historical Book Committee | title = History of Lawrence County, Ohio 1990 | publisher = Don Mills, Inc. | year = 1990 }}</ref> When the village was incorporated in 1878, the name was changed to Proctorville in Jacob's honor.<ref name="Vol2">{{cite book | last = Lawrene County Historical Book Committee | title = History of Lawrence County, Ohio - Vol. 2 | publisher = County Heritage, Inc. | year = 2004 }}</ref>

The [[Rome apple|Rome Beauty apple]] was developed by Joel Gillette and his son Alanson in [[Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio|Rome Township]], near Proctorville, in 1816.<ref name="Vol2"/>

The village was decimated by a fire on April 7, 1900, and most of the destroyed businesses were never rebuilt. Major flooding in 1913 and 1937 further damaged the village.<ref name="Vol1"/>

The village and surrounding area has experienced growth since the completion of the [[East End Bridge (Huntington)|East End Bridge]] connecting Proctorville to Huntington in 1985.

Proctorville suffered significant damage from a [[derecho]] that impacted the area on [[Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024|April 2, 2024]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/04/02/town-proctorville-shut-down-only-open-residential-emergency-personnel-traffic/ | title=Town of Proctorville shut down, only open to residential and emergency personnel traffic | date=April 2, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/04/05/ohio-gov-dewine-visits-storm-ravaged-lawrence-county/ | title=Ohio Gov. DeWine visits storm-ravaged Lawrence County | date=April 5, 2024 }}</ref>