Research Topic

Weather & Floods

This topic appears in 33 indexed records between 1818 and 1916.
33 Indexed Records
1818 Earliest Record
1916 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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August 2, 2023

Morgans Grove Fair Experience

The weather was auspicious for Morgan’s Grove Fair. Good showers, preceding the opening day freshened the foliage of the trees and laid the dust, and there was no inclemency to mar the pleasure of the visitors– […]
August 13, 2024

Storm At Harpers Ferry

A correspondent of the REGISTER at Harper’s Ferry sends us the following account of the work of the storm at that place: Friday, December 4th, will long be remembered by the citizens of this place. Early […]
July 24, 2023

Boteler weather theory.

Col. Boteler suggests the theory that the unusual qauntity of rain that has fallen in this section the present summer is caused by the heavy blasting– morning, noon and night– at the stone crusher at Shepherdstown. […]
May 1, 2024

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. […]
July 24, 2023

Dry month; Corn Crop

The past month has been an extremely dry one, and vegetation has suffered greatly for want of rain. The corn crop in this section will not be nearly as large as usual, as the ground has […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 12 records
1900s 5 records
1840s 3 records
1870s 3 records
1860s 2 records
1810s 2 records

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