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Industry

Explore the industrial history of Jefferson County, WV and the Harpers Ferry area, including quarries, canals, railroads, manufacturers and the working-class labor that sustained the region.

This topic appears in 333 indexed records between 1799 and 1976.
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1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

Lime Company adds Six Kilns at Bakerton

The Washington Building Lime Company has just completed six new patent lime kilns at its plant at Bakerton, this county. There are now 27 of these patent kilns in operation at Bakerton. A considerable addition to […]
August 7, 1913
July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

New Store, Ground Broken

A new store is to be started at Bakerton by Messrs. Manuel and Welsh. Ground has been broken for the new building in which it will be located.
October 3, 1912
December 16, 2025
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December 16, 2025

Standard Lime & Stone Receipt; W.L. Gross.

Buckeystown Office of The Standard Lime & Stone Co.Office at Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. Telegraph Office, Frederick, Md.Telephone Connections Buckeystown, Frederick County, Md. July 6-1912 Mr. W. L. GrossBrunswick, Md. Dear SirWe thank you very much […]
July 6, 1912
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025

Harper’s Ferry Has Historic Past

HAS HISTORIC PASTHarper’s Ferry One of the Country’s Interesting Towns. Quaint, Picturesque and Almost Foreign Village in the Shenandoah Valley Has Prominent Place in History. Harper’s Ferry, Va.– Among the many interesting towns in the United […]
April 19, 1912
October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024

$20k Fire In Bakerton

$20,000 FIRE IN BAKERTONPlant of Washington Building And Lime Company Destroyed. Charlestown, Va., Oct. 11.– The plant of the Washington Building and Lime Company, located at Bakerton, Jefferson county, was destroyed by fire early this morning, […]
October 12, 1911
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 83 records
1910s 40 records
1830s 38 records
1900s 37 records
1850s 20 records
1880s 14 records

Frequently Associated Families

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

Moler
27 records
Baker
18 records
Houser
13 records
Flanagan
13 records
Knott
12 records
Engle
10 records
Thropp
10 records
Ahl
9 records
Dunn
7 records
Mealey
7 records
Link
7 records
Strider
7 records
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