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Accidents

Although frequently occurring, accidents tied to labor were often only documented briefly, if at all, in newspapers and scattered records. These brief accounts offer some of the only available documentation of the risks faced by working-class families in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This topic appears in 150 indexed records between 1817 and 1965.
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1817 Earliest Record
1965 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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John Moore’s Trying Day

John Moore, of Sample’s Manor, who works at the Bakerton lime plant, had a trying day of it last Wednesday. He was first struck on the head by a flying stone from a blast, which caused […]
September 23, 1915
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020

The Sad Drowning of Roy Staley

The Register last week gave a brief account of the drowning of Roy Landis Staley, son of Mr. James P. Staley, which occurred about noon on Thursday. The sad affair occurred after a part of ou […]
June 10, 1915
July 20, 2018
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 […]
November 19, 1914
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August 4, 2024

Brashears Better After Quarry Accident

We hear that Richard Brashears, who was so badly broken up at the Bakerton lime quarries, is getting along nicely.
April 2, 1914
July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

Accident at Bakerton

Accident at Bakerton. A bad accident occurred yesterday morning at the limestone quarries of the Washington Building Lime Company at Bakerton, when Richard Brashears, of Sharpsburg, and John Hetzel, of Antietam, were painfully hurt. The two […]
March 19, 1914
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 34 records
1910s 30 records
1900s 24 records
1930s 14 records
1830s 9 records
1880s 9 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Accidents" across historical collections.

Flanagan
13 records
Welsh
12 records
Moler
6 records
Caton
6 records
Hoffman
5 records
Houser
5 records
Marshall
5 records
Myers
5 records
Smith
4 records
Knott
4 records
Banks
4 records
Baker
3 records
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