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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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June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

Wernwag; Construction of Six-Wheeled RR Car

Improved rail-road cars–six wheels.– We learn that Mr. Wernwag, of Harpers-Ferry, has been engaged for some time in the construction of a six-wheeled rail-road car. This is a great desideratum; for the flying off of any […]
November 28, 1833
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

Virginia Coal (on the Potomac)

Virginia Coal.– The opinion is now gaining ground, that large bodies of coal, of a superior quality, exist on the banks of the Potomac river, near the finished parts of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Some […]
November 28, 1833
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026

Frederick City – Region’s Commerce Center

The extension of the Rail Road to Frederick, has given quite a new impulse to business in that ancient and respectable town, which is now a city; and it is probable that additional spirit will be […]
December 13, 1832
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026

Armory Blacksmith Building Consumed By Fire

FIRE.On Friday morning last, one of the blacksmith shops belonging to the United States’ Armory at Harpers-Ferry, was consumed by fire. The loss was not very considerable, there being but little wood connected with the building. […]
September 20, 1832
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Sale of Wheatland; Land Values

The sale of this beautiful estate, (advertised in the columns of the Free Press,) containing 341 acres of land, belonging to the heirs of the late George W. Turner, who was killed by the John Brown […]
April 19, 1866
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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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