Evidence

1949 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

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 […]

June 2, 1891

2 Jun 1891

O’Conner visits Boler

Miss Mamie O’Conner, of Martinsburg is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Richard Boler, of this place.

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 […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

George Engle, drowned

A man named George Engle, 37 years old, said to have been from Charlestown, was found drowned in the river at Wheeling last week.

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

Italian buried, Dam No. 4

One of the Italians working on the canal at Dam No.4 was buried on a bank of falling earth a few days ago. He was gotten out alive, but one of his legs was broken and […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

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 […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

Liquor Retail Licenses Granted and More

County Court. The County Court last week granted license to retail spirituous liquors to John S. Easterday, Thomas Elliott, Geo. A. Mock, F. B. Souders, Geo. W. Thomas, James A. Thomas and M. J. Kain, in […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

The Doings of the Railroads

Last Saturday night, while every body slept except the railroaders, the little town of Brunswick, which used to be called Berlin, became the end of the first division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the […]

May 15, 1891

15 May 1891

Shepherdstown Designated As Canal/Railroad Transfer Point

The people of Virginia, and especially those living in the Shenandoah Valley, are anxiously looking forward to the restoration of the C. & O. Canal as a means of securing to them cheap bituminous coal. Shepherdstown, […]

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 27, 1891

27 Mar 1891

Harpers Ferry Population

The population of Harper’s Ferry is 952 and Bolivar 804, making a total of 1,756. Of this number, 426 are colored persons.

March 27, 1891

27 Mar 1891

Getting the Canal in Shape.

The trustees of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal held a meeting in Baltimore last Thursday, and contracts for the work of repairing the canal were let to Mason, Hoge & Co. on sections 11 and 12, […]

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Evidence

Our Iron Ores.

O’Conner visits Boler

Obituary: Catharine O’Farrell

George Engle, drowned

Italian buried, Dam No. 4

Dry month; Corn Crop

Liquor Retail Licenses Granted and More

The Doings of the Railroads

Shepherdstown Designated As Canal/Railroad Transfer Point

About Iron Ore.

Harpers Ferry Population

Getting the Canal in Shape.

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Industrial Laborers

Philip Coons Accounts

Irish-born Residents (1850)

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The Welsh of Harpers Ferry