Fayette County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

Old Mines Started Up.Special to The Post. Morgantown, W. Va., Sept. 27.– The old Ahl iron mines, along the Potomac River, near Bakerton, Jefferson County, are being worked again. About 700 tons of high-grade ore will […]

September 16, 1899

16 Sep 1899

A. G. Lewis Superintending Ahl Iron Mines

An Old Ore Bank. Mr. A. G. Lewis, of Sandy Hook, Md., president of the Board of Commissioners for Washington county, is superintending operations at the old Ahl iron mines, several miles from Harper’s Ferry, along […]

July 31, 1850

31 Jul 1850

Cholera, Harpers Ferry fatal cases.

Cholera has broken out at Uniontown, Pa. and Harper’s Ferry, Va. Several fatal cases occurred at the latter place yesterday. Cholera prevails in a number of towns along the National road.