Research Topic

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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333 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

Trail & Moler; plan to open ore bank.

Messrs. Charles E. Trail and Charles B. Moler are preparing to open an ore bank on property they have leased near Bakerton, adjoining the celebrated Virginia ore bank. They have built a new washer and are […]
June 3, 1897
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

A Visit to Bakerton

We had the occasion to visit the Bakerton neighborhood last week, and were pleased to find it full of life and energy. The large lime works there were running in full blast, and quite a thriving […]
July 28, 1896
January 6, 2026
January 6, 2026

Hoffmaster from & Best to Fruit Farm

Mr. J. W. Hoffmaster, this week, removed from the Osborne and Keller fruit farm to Dr. Reichard’s place, and Mr. Hezekiah Best, of near the West Virginia ore bank, has removed to the Osborne and Keller […]
March 2, 1896
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018

Business on the Canal

Business is firstrate on the C. & O. canal. There is a heavy demand for coal in Washington and every boat available is pressed into service.
December 5, 1895
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Fenton Cockrell, Escaped Injury

Mr. Fenton Cockerel, of the vicinity of Bolivar, by some means had his clothing caught in the machinery of his brother’s mill at Halltown, and would have been seriously injured if Mr. Johnson had not extracted […]
October 16, 1895
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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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