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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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1976 Latest Record
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Armory Dam Contract Awarded

It is understood that the contract for constructing the Armory dam at Harper’s Ferry is awarded by the Government to Hugh L. Gallaher, formerly of this town.
October 29, 1859
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Appropriations Recommended For Harpers Ferry Armory

Harper’s Ferry Appropriations. The following sums have been recommended by the Secretary of War, for repairs and improvements of the National Armory at Harper’s Ferry : Total – – – $38,892 00
January 12, 1856
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House Committee Reports Against Harpers Ferry Armory Re-Establishment

Harper’s Ferry. — It will be seen, from the following special dispatch to the Baltimore Sea, that the House Committee on Military affairs has reported against the re-establishment of the National Armory at Harper’s Ferry. We […]
March 11, 1876
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Harpers Ferry Armory Site Overlooked by Government

The Harper’s Ferry Armory. In the Report of the Chief of Ordnance we find a recommendation that a grand Arsenal be established in New York for the fabrication of arms, the Chief of Ordnance assuming that […]
December 22, 1874
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Making Rifles of Old Muskets

We extract the following complimentary notice of the inventive genius of A. M. Ball, Esq., of Harper’s Ferry, from the Scientific American: At the U.S. Armory, Harper’s Ferry, A. M. Ball, foreman, of the millwrights, has […]
December 20, 1856
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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
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