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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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December 17, 2025
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December 17, 2025

Washington Building Lime Check

667.38April 6, 1905At SightPay to the order of Citizens Nat. Bank Frederick Six hundred and sixty seven 38/100 Dollars Value received and charge to account of The Washington Building Lime CompanyJ H Baker, Treasurer To N. […]
April 6, 1905
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May 1, 2024

New Iron Building Destroyed By Fire

The large iron building owned by the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, Jefferson county, eight miles east of Charlestown, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire originated in the boiler room. The building […]
March 8, 1905
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

Delaney, Marine, Crushed to Death in Quarry

MAN INSTANTLY KILLED.Former U. S. Marine Crushed to Death in a Quarry.Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 13.– Thomas Delaney, who was formerly in the United States marine service, was instantly killed shortly […]
December 13, 1904
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October 8, 2024

Washington Building Lime Connect to United Company’s Lines.

The private telephone lines of the Washington Building Lime Company have been connected with the United Company’s lines in this county, and communication is now established between Bakerton and Millville and other points.
January 28, 1904
July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

Ran over by Tramcar; Barn Burned

MAN BEHEADED.Run Over by a Tramcar Near Shepherdstown– Barn Burned A young man by the name of Walters, about 18 years of age, was instantly killed at the Virginia ore bank, about six miles east of […]
November 7, 1903
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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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