Industry

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Industry

This topic appears in 312 indexed records between 1799 and 1976.
312 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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December 21, 2025

Bakerton Methodist Church Sells Church Lot

The State of West Virginia,County of Jefferson, To-wit: In the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of said County, August 21, 1916. C. D. Carter and other Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Bakerton, […]
July 22, 2018

National Highway Garage Sells Automobiles to Area Residents

The National Highway Garage has sold automobiles to the following during the past week: Maxwell touring cars to W. L. Manuel, Bakerton, and Joseph Williams, colored, west of town; Ford touring car to E. T. Licklider […]
August 4, 2024

Methodists to Erect New Church

The Southern Methodist congregation at Bakerton, this county, of which Rev. E. W. Aaron is pastor, will erect a handsome new church at that place as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. A number […]
October 6, 2024

1916 WV Geological Survey; Bakerton Quarries

Bakerton Quarries.— Engle Station is located 15 miles east of Martinsburg, in Jefferson County, on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Bakerton is a small settlement located two miles to the northeast of […]
December 21, 2025

Moler Sells 12 Acres to Washington Building Lime

Albert T. Moler has sold twelve acres from his farm at Bakerton to the Washington Building Lime Company on private terms. The land adjoins the big lime buring plant of this company and contains quantities of […]
July 20, 2018

Analysis of Ore from Old Flanagan Farm

An expert from Canada is drilling for a certain quality of ore on Mrs. A. A. Lamon’s Rock Hill farm near Bakerton, this county, and it is hoped that an analysis may prove it to be […]
May 22, 2020

John Easton, Ore Bank Employee Died.

John Easton, a carpenter at the Virginia ore bank, near Bakerton, died last week. He is survived by his wife and twelve children.
December 20, 2025

Houser Accepts Timekeeper Position in OH

Mr. W. J. Bryan Houser, of Bakerton, son of Mr. D. R. Houser, has accepted a position as time keeper with the Washington Building Lime Co., at Woodville, Ohio, and is much pleased with that section […]
May 22, 2020

Catoctin Furnace Timber.

The timber is to be cut from the 6,000 acres of the old Catoctin Furnace property in Frederick county, Md., now owned by Joseph E. Thropp, who is also the owner of the Virginia ore bank […]
July 20, 2018

Items from Bakerton.

Items From Bakerton. I see through your columns news from other places, and I thought that I would give you some from our little town. Bakerton is growing and is now about a mile long. It […]
January 20, 2026

Power Plant at Weverton Rumor

The plans have been launched for the construction of a huge power plant at the old Weverton dam at Weverton, on the Potomac river, which is to generate power for the lights of Washington and to […]
July 20, 2018

S.O. Knott Runs Store From Flanagan Building

Mr. S. O. Knott, who is now in business in Bakerton, was a caller at the Register office a few days ago. Mr. Knott has bought from Mrs. Flanagan the building in which the store is […]
May 2, 2024

Painter, Engle Quarry Empl., Struck by Train

John W. Painter, an employee of the Engle quarries, near Harpers Ferry, was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train near Bakerton, W. Va. and seriously injured.
January 15, 2025

Hendricks to become Manager of Virginia Ore Bank

Charlestown, W. Va.– James K. Hendricks, who has been surveyor of this county since 1897 has tendered his resignation to the County Court. Mr. Hendricks will assume the management of the Virginia Ore Works, at Ferrum, […]
July 20, 2018

Lime Company adds Six Kilns at Bakerton

The Washington Building Lime Company has just completed six new patent lime kilns at its plant at Bakerton, this county. There are now 27 of these patent kilns in operation at Bakerton. A considerable addition to […]
July 20, 2018

New Store, Ground Broken

A new store is to be started at Bakerton by Messrs. Manuel and Welsh. Ground has been broken for the new building in which it will be located.
December 16, 2025

Standard Lime & Stone Receipt; W.L. Gross.

Buckeystown Office of The Standard Lime & Stone Co.Office at Equitable Building, Baltimore, Md. Telegraph Office, Frederick, Md.Telephone Connections Buckeystown, Frederick County, Md. July 6-1912 Mr. W. L. GrossBrunswick, Md. Dear SirWe thank you very much […]
December 7, 2025

Harper’s Ferry Has Historic Past

HAS HISTORIC PASTHarper’s Ferry One of the Country’s Interesting Towns. Quaint, Picturesque and Almost Foreign Village in the Shenandoah Valley Has Prominent Place in History. Harper’s Ferry, Va.– Among the many interesting towns in the United […]
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 83 records
1910s 40 records
1900s 36 records
1850s 20 records
1830s 19 records
1880s 14 records