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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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333 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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December 21, 2025
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Assessment of Railroad Property in Jefferson County

On Wednesday Judge Faulkner decided the assessment made by the Board of Public Works on the property in Jefferson county of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Winchester and Potomac and the Baker branch, the latter […]
October 31, 1907
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December 21, 2025

Wm. Link, Removing to Martinsburg to Superintend Lime Plant

Mr. Wm. H. Link, of Duffields, who has been a subscriber to the REGISTER for a good many years, called to see us on Monday. Mr. Link expects to move with his family to Martinsburg, where […]
December 14, 1905
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December 21, 2025

New Kilns to Be Built at Bakerton

Several new lime kilns are to be built at Bakerton, greatly increasing the large plant of the Washington Building Lime Company and correspondingly adding to the business of that thriving village.
November 29, 1898
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December 21, 2025

Bakerton Lime Awarded Gold Medal

We are informed by a Bakerton correspondent that the Washington Building Lime Company of Bakerton, this county, received at the World’s Fair the highest award, a gold medal, for the best quality of lime– superior points […]
November 30, 1893
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December 21, 2025

Washington Building Lime Rebuilding

The Washington Building Lime Company are busily engaged in rebuilding their works, recently destroyed by fire, and will be ready to resume manufacturing operations in a very short time.
August 11, 1891
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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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