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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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1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Harpers Ferry B&O Tunnel Blasting

Work on the B. & O. tunnel at Harper’s Ferry is being rapidly pushed forward by Messrs. Thorne & Co., contractors. The report of the heavy dynamite blast is heard for miles around. The flock of […]
January 3, 1893
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Jones, Contract with Baker & Bro.

Our enterprising young countyman Mr. Chas. E. Jones has purchased eight hundred acres of land in Morgan county, opposite Hancock. One hundred and fifty acres of it is good river bottom, and the remainder in timber, […]
January 3, 1893
August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Methodists to Erect New Church

The Southern Methodist congregation at Bakerton, this county, of which Rev. E. W. Aaron is pastor, will erect a handsome new church at that place as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. A number […]
January 20, 1916
August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Rober Swain removes to Cumberland

Robert Swain has quit working at the Bakerton lime quarries and gone to Cumberland to get employment.
November 30, 1916
August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Quarries Close Down

The quarries of the Standard Lime and Stone Company at Kearneysville have closed down, and the horses, mules and carts used there have been sent away. The workmen have dispersed to various sections– some going to […]
December 16, 1920
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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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