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.
333 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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August 10, 2018

Canal Reaches Harpers Ferry

August 10, 2018
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Period of Economic Expansion

August 8, 2018

A Second Newspaper

August 8, 2018

Arrival of the Post Office

August 7, 2018

Common Labor: Workers and the Digging of North American Canals, 1780-1860

Canal construction played a significant role in the rise of industrial America opening up new markets, employing an army of workers, and initiating the ties between capital and government that remain important to this day. The […]
Time Periods

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