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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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August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Manuel, Limb Amputated

Mr. William Manuel while standing on the railroad track of the Valley branch in this place on Wednesday evening, was struck by a moving freight and dragged some distance and had his leg crushed.– Drs. Ranson […]
October 16, 1895
May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026

Hays to Mealey: Ore Bank Mortgage

Deed of Trust This Mortgage and Deed of Trust made this twenty third day of July A. D. Eighteen hundred and ninety five between John Hays, of the Borough of Carlisle, County of Cumberland and State […]
July 23, 1895
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Virginia Ore Bank Sold

The Virginia Ore Bank property, on the Potomac, was sold on the 29th ult., by Mr. John Hays, trustee, to Mr. E. W. Mealey, of Hagerstown, for $6,100— Mr. Thos. J. West auctioneer.
January 8, 1895
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Ore Bank, Trustee’s Sale

TRUSTEE’S SALEOFORE BANK IN OPERATIONORE RIGHT & RAILROAD SIDINGSaturday December 29, 1894At the Court-house in Charles Town, Jefferson county, West Virginia, at 1 o’clock, P. M. WHEREAS, Thos. W. Ahl by mortgage and deed of trust, […]
December 25, 1894
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

Bakerton Items, Visitations, Campmeeting, Business and Drought

Bakerton, W. Va – July 24. Mrs. Alice Trundle, of Washington, is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. George Duke, near Bakerton. Misses Sallie and Annie White, of Montgomery county, are visiting their uncle, Robert […]
July 24, 1894
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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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