Research Topic

Accidents

Although frequently occurring, accidents tied to labor were often only documented briefly, if at all, in newspapers and scattered records. These brief accounts offer some of the only available documentation of the risks faced by working-class families in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This topic appears in 150 indexed records between 1817 and 1965.
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1965 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026

Curry; Killed By Train

Benjamin Curry, son-in-law of Mr. Patrick Higgins, of Keep Tryst, Md., who was employed in the B. & O. yards at Brunswick, was killed by a train there Thursday morning. — H. F. Sentinel.
December 14, 1892
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023

Lime-kiln accident; fell 25 feet.

A colored man working at the lime-kiln at Bakerton was seriously hurt last Saturday. The cable caught him, causing him to fall a distance of about 25 feet, head-foremost.
June 24, 1892
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Baker Brothers Lime Kiln Fire

Last Sunday morning Bakerton, Jefferson county, suffered from fire to the extent of about $15,000. The plant of the Washington Building Lime Company was located at that village, which was created by the enterprise of Messrs […]
September 5, 1891
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

Washington Building Lime, totally destroyed by fire.

The works of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton, Jefferson county, W. Va., were totally destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. Loss estimated at $15,000; insured for $10,000.
August 1, 1891
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Lime Company Destroyed By Fire

The Lime Company’s works at Bakerton, in this 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–placed in ten companies through the […]
July 29, 1891
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 34 records
1910s 30 records
1900s 24 records
1930s 14 records
1830s 9 records
1880s 9 records

Frequently Associated Families

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

Flanagan
13 records
Welsh
12 records
Moler
6 records
Caton
6 records
Hoffman
5 records
Houser
5 records
Marshall
5 records
Myers
5 records
Smith
4 records
Knott
4 records
Banks
4 records
Baker
3 records
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