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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1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 22, 2020
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Savery Company Stops Ore Bank

Work has been discontinued at the Virginia ore-bank between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, the Savery Company having had it stopped. The washing of the ore discolors the water so that the pulp mill could not be […]
July 5, 1889
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May 22, 2020

An Evening Drive (to Bakerton).

The REGISTER man took a drive the other evening down to Bakerton by way of Moler’s Cross Roads, and he has thought that what he noticed might not be uninteresting in print. The first impression is […]
August 12, 1897
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May 22, 2020

Antietam Iron Ore Bank for Sale

FOR SALE OR LEASE — A portion of the ORE BANK known as the Virginia Ore Bank of the Antietam Iron Works. It is situated immediately on the Potomac and Canal, near Harper’s Ferry. The quality […]
November 28, 1850
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May 22, 2020

Potomac Refining Company purchase Chambers farm.

It is said that the Potomac Refining Company has bought the Chambers farm on the Maryland side of the river, opposite the Virginia Ore Bank, and will develop the manganese that is to be found upon […]
October 20, 1910
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Catoctin Furnace Timber.

The timber is to be cut from the 6,000 acres of the old Catoctin Furnace property in Frederick county, Md., now owned by Joseph E. Thropp, who is also the owner of the Virginia ore bank […]
January 21, 1915
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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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