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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1976 Latest Record
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June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

Water into Canal; Early Opening

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.The water was let into a small portion of the Canal, about ten days since, between the Old Furnace and the Harpers-Ferry locks, by way of experiment; and we learn that the Engineer […]
September 26, 1833
June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Brien & Co. vs. the Canal Company; Damaged Assessed

We learn that the jury, in the case of Messrs. Brien & Co. vs. the Canal Company, have assessed the damages at $13,000. The case was argued by very able counsel: Messrs. B. Price, Jas. Dixon, […]
August 1, 1833
June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Winchester & Potomac RR Work has Begun

OUR IMPROVEMENTSThe Winchester and Potomac rail road is now successfully begun. The corps of engineers returned to this town, from Harpers-Ferry, on Saturday last, having completed the experimental lines preparatory to the final location of the […]
June 27, 1833
June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026

Armory Wage Reduction Temp. Suspended

We are glad to learn that the order for the reduction of wages at the National Armories, has been, for the present, suspended. Some further investigations are directed to be made by a Board of Officers.
June 20, 1833
June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026

Curtailing of Wages of National Armories

FOR THE FREE PRESSThe Curtailing of the Mechanics’ Wages at Harpers-Ferry. The proposed reduction of the prices at their place, is a subject that has enlisted the deepest solicitude of every member of our highly respectable […]
June 20, 1833
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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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