Allegany County - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

34 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

March 11, 1892

11 Mar 1892

The C. &. 0. Canal, 1892

The Cumberland News of Monday says: “In a few more days, perhaps a fortnight, signs of life will again be seen on the canal. During the winter months the boat builders along the line and here […]

August 1, 1891

1 Aug 1891

Eight Cars & Lime Works Destroyed By Fire; Canal Almost Open After 1889 flood.

The Lime Company’s works at Bakerton, Jefferson county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Eight cars were also burned. The loss is estimated at $15,000. Property insured for $1,000. The terrible destruction to the C. […]

March 27, 1891

27 Mar 1891

Getting the Canal in Shape.

The trustees of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal held a meeting in Baltimore last Thursday, and contracts for the work of repairing the canal were let to Mason, Hoge & Co. on sections 11 and 12, […]

March 20, 1891

20 Mar 1891

C&O Canal Construction Costs

The distance by the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the guard lock at Cumberland to tide-water at Georgetown is 184.4 miles. The canal was opened for navigation over the whole route from tidewater […]

December 5, 1890

5 Dec 1890

The Canal Will Be Restored.

In the Circuit Court at Hagerstown last Friday the trustees of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal bond-holders of 1844, Bradley S. Johnson, Joseph Bryan, Henry H. Keedy, Hugh L. Bond, Jr., and John K. Cowen, filed […]

July 5, 1889

5 Jul 1889

Canal Repairs

Col. J. G. Berrett, who, as a member of the board of directors, has been giving unremitting attention to the interests of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, expresses the opinion in decided terms that the canal […]

October 20, 1887

20 Oct 1887

The Big Fair at Hagerstown

No better idea can be had of our advancement than by visiting these annual exhibitions of industry and skill. The management this year have been successful in securing some new and unique attractions. Pierce’s Great Racing […]

July 7, 1877

7 Jul 1877

The Boatmen’s Strike

The blockade of boats belonging to the striking canalmen has put a stop to all travel on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. There is a squadron of about forty boats used for blockading purposes, and so […]

March 11, 1876

11 Mar 1876

Narrow Escape at Harper’s Ferry

NARROW ESCAPE AT HARPER’S FERRY.– We clip the following interesting article from an exchange paper:— There was to be a military execution away up above the heads of everybody in Harper’s Ferry, on Bolivar heights, and […]

October 18, 1873

18 Oct 1873

Obituary: Kate Tearney Walsh

IN MEMORIAM. Died, October 8th, 1873, after a long illness, KATE L., daughter of Edward and Jane E. Tearney, of Harper’s Ferry, and wife of John Walsh, of Cumberland, Md., aged twenty-six years. The trite phrases […]

June 30, 1868

30 Jun 1868

Ladies Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry; Reconstruction

The Ladies’ Catholic Fair at Harper’s Ferry.MR. EDITOR: — The fair, which was refer[r]ed to in my last article, given by the Catholic Ladies in this vicinity, closed on Monday night last, after having been conducted […]

April 14, 1860

14 Apr 1860

Flooding on Canal & B&O

FRESHET. — Rain commenced falling on Monday and continued with slight intermission up to Wednesday noon, causing the Potomac to swell higher than it has been for eight years. The freshet extended along the line of […]

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