Research Topic

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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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

A Pleasant Day in the Country (Bakerton).

In company with Prof. Thos. C. Miller and Prof. and Mrs. Walter M. Duke, the editor of the Register spent a very pleasant day last Saturday in the Bakerton neighborhood. A good country dinner was enjoyed […]
May 25, 1911
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May 22, 2020

John Easton, Ore Bank Employee Died.

John Easton, a carpenter at the Virginia ore bank, near Bakerton, died last week. He is survived by his wife and twelve children.
September 9, 1915
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C. B. Moler, Iron Ore Vein.

C. B. Moler struck a fine vein of iron ore while digging for an ice-house on his farm near Bakerton, not far from the Virginia Ore Bank.
November 2, 1899
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May 22, 2020

Posts and Rails for sale.

Posts and Rails FOR SALE.I OFFER for sale at low prices, 10,000 CHESTNUT RAILS, also Chestnut and Locust POSTS, to be delivered on Bank of Canal at the Manganese Mines, opposite Virginia Ore Bank. Apply to […]
June 11, 1870
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May 22, 2020

Telephone from Molers to Bakerton

The completion of the new telephone line from Moler’s Cross Roads to Bakerton for the Jefferson County Telephone Company gives a gratifying increase in the company’s business. The line is slightly more than three miles in […]
June 24, 1909
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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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