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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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Ran over by Tramcar; Barn Burned

MAN BEHEADED.Run Over by a Tramcar Near Shepherdstown– Barn Burned A young man by the name of Walters, about 18 years of age, was instantly killed at the Virginia ore bank, about six miles east of […]
November 7, 1903
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July 17, 2023

Fed. Court Adjourns; Harpers Ferry Paper Company Wins River Pollution Case

FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNSTO MEET IN THIS CITY THE SECOND TUESDAY IN MAY NEXT. The Harper’s Ferry Paper Company Wins the Famous Potomac River Pollution Case — The Temporary Injunction Perpetuated — Other Cases. After being in […]
October 26, 1901
July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

Marshall, hurt at Ore Bank

A young man named Marshall, from Sharpsburg, was pretty badly hurt last Monday at the Virginia ore bank, near Bakerton, this county. While he was at work getting out ore a bank of earth caved in […]
November 1, 1893
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July 17, 2023

Moler Searching For Iron Ore Vein

Mr. Charles B. Moler has been sinking a number of shafts in his field near the Virginia Ore Bank for the purpose of locating a vein of the iron ore that is so plentiful in that […]
December 12, 1890
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July 17, 2023

Railroad to Knott Quarry and Ore Bank

It is reported that Mr. Ahl, owner of the Virginia ore bank, and the Messrs. Knott, who owns the limestone quarries, have about completed arrangement for the construction of a branch railroad from the B. & […]
February 5, 1892
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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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