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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

August 1, 1891

1 Aug 1891

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. […]

August 1, 1891

1 Aug 1891

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.

July 30, 1891

30 Jul 1891

Rebuilding of Lime Kilns Commenced

Work has already begun upon preparations for the rebuilding of the lime kilns at Bakerton, which were destroyed by fire as reported in Monday’s NEWS.

July 27, 1891

27 Jul 1891

Fire at Bakerton: Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed

FIRE AT BAKERTONLime Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed. The valuable lime kilns of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, near Martinsburg, W. Va. were destroyed by fire at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, entailing a loss […]

June 16, 1891

16 Jun 1891

Our Iron Ores.

Our Iron Ores.Under the caption of “West Virginia Iron,” the Wheeling Intelligencer says:In the eastern part of the State the greatest possibilities at present are in the vicinity of Charlestown and Martinsburg, where large territories have […]

May 27, 1891

27 May 1891

Obituary: Catharine O’Farrell

Died, May 15, 1891, at Harper’s Ferry, CATHARINE, relict of the late Patrick O’Farrell, and a native of Newtown, Kings county, Ireland, aged 70 years. Last July it was the writer’s sad office to note the […]

April 16, 1891

16 Apr 1891

Death Notice: Joseph Lewis

LEWIS. — On Wednesday, April 8, at his residence in Sample’s Manor, Joseph Lewis, aged about 60 years.

April 1, 1891

1 Apr 1891

About Iron Ore.

About Iron Ore.From Mr. Grasty’s letter to the Manufactures’ Record. A word now concerning the ores close to Charlestown. Captain John Howard, a practical miner, who has been operating in and prospecting for iron ore for […]

March 20, 1891

20 Mar 1891

Nannie Caton spends time in Washington

Miss Nannie Caton spent a few days in Washington this week.

March 20, 1891

20 Mar 1891

C&O Canal Construction Costs

The distance by the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the guard lock at Cumberland to tide-water at Georgetown is 184.4 miles. The canal was opened for navigation over the whole route from tidewater […]

March 20, 1891

20 Mar 1891

B&O Projected Route

[…] By the projected route through Jefferson and Berkeley counties referred to (the original B. & O. survey), the road would not only touch Shepherdstown, where it would be given a hearty welcome, as was given […]

March 10, 1891

10 Mar 1891

John Howard Searching For Owner of Pocket Bible

Capt. John Howard, mineralogist for the Charlestown M., M. & I. Co., and who during the late war was an officer in the 7th Md. Regiment, U. S. army, has shown us a pocket bible which […]

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Industrial Laborers

Jefferson County Industrial Laborers in the early 20th Century.

Philip Coons Accounts

Accounts & Bonds Due To Prominent Harpers Ferry Merchant Philip Coons, Nov. 1855.

Irish-born Residents (1850)

A Listing of All Irish-born Residents of Jefferson County, Virginia in the year 1850.

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Eight Cars & Lime Works Destroyed By Fire; Canal Almost Open After 1889 flood.

Washington Building Lime, totally destroyed by fire.

Rebuilding of Lime Kilns Commenced

Fire at Bakerton: Kilns and Freight Cars Destroyed

Our Iron Ores.

Obituary: Catharine O’Farrell

Death Notice: Joseph Lewis

About Iron Ore.

Nannie Caton spends time in Washington

C&O Canal Construction Costs

B&O Projected Route

John Howard Searching For Owner of Pocket Bible

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