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Limestone Quarries

Limestone quarries were once a prominent industry and the largest employer in Jefferson County, West Virginia, shaping the communities surrounding Harpers Ferry and Bakerton. The industry drew large numbers of working-class laborers whose lives left a lasting impact on the region.

This topic appears in 153 indexed records between 1832 and 1960.
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1960 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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July 21, 2023
A letter requesting a meeting at the common boundary line of property between Standard Lime and Stone and Martin D. Welsh, W. D. Garvin, and Lowell Hetzel.
July 21, 2023

Standard Lime Dispute on Property Line

LAW OFFICES OFRICE, HANNIS & RODGERSTHE OLD NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGMARTINSBURG, W. VA.—-AMHERST 3-3391 & AMHERST 3-3392 LACY I. RICEHERBERT E. HANNISDECATUR H. RODGERS, JR.LACY I. RICE, JR. November 17, 1960. Mr. Martin D. Welsh, Sr.Bakerton, Jefferson […]
November 17, 1960
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025

Nat. Safety Comp. 1948-58 [Bakerton Excerpts]

Winners in second, third, fourth, and fifth places for Certificates of Achievement in Safety in the nonmetallic-mineral mine group: p. 831948 – Bakerton mine, Bakerton, W. Va., Standard Lime and Stone Co., 120,624 man-hours without a […]
January 1, 1960
October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

Geologic Field Conference for Public School Teachers of Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson [Excerpt of Bakerton]

Stop 4The limestone and dolomite in this abandoned quarry are probably the same type of rocks that are quarried extensively at Bakerton and Engle and further south at Millville This same formation contains some beds of […]
January 1, 1952
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019

Molers Cross Road History Reveals Settlers There As Early As 1732 .

[Based on materials by Nellie Hendricks Moler] Delving into old records of early land grants, you will find that tracts of land were taken up in this ection along the Potomac River just as early as […]
December 4, 1949
July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018

Rain Mars Picnic Sat’y At Bakerton

Rain Mars Picnic Sat’y At Bakerton. Fine Dinner Enjoyed By Guests; Many Officials Present. The Bakerton plant of the Standard Lime and Stone Company held its annual picnic at Duke’s Woods Saturday, activities getting under way […]
August 4, 1939
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 50 records
1910s 42 records
1900s 29 records
1930s 10 records
1920s 9 records
1850s 3 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Limestone Quarries" across historical collections.

Baker
24 records
Houser
17 records
Moler
15 records
Flanagan
13 records
Knott
10 records
Welsh
10 records
Engle
7 records
Smith
6 records
Bratt
6 records
Link
6 records
Daniels
6 records
Keller
5 records
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