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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
Bakerton Strongest Location
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January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026

Garber Hotel; Iron Bridge At Harpers Ferry

The “Garber Hotel” at Weverton, was sold on the 17th inst. to Patrick Higgins, of Sandy Hook, for $1,811. Mr. Oliver Kemp, Supervisor of B. B. & W. S., is erecting an iron bridge at the […]
April 24, 1888
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

New Projects & The Railroad Mania

NEW PROJECTS. To keep pace with the progress of the times, it will be seen by reference to another column, that two Railroad projects are now suggested, in which our County has a deep interest. A […]
February 1, 1853
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

Canal Load & Navigation Data

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was navigable, during the past year, only about six months, yet the descending tonnage reached 151,369 tons, and the ascending tonnage to 16,226 tons– total tonnage 167,595 […]
February 1, 1853
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

Shepherdstown Woolen Factory Sold

SALE OF FACTORY PROPERTY.The buildings, situated on the corner of High and Prince streets, in Shepherdstown, (says the Shepherdstown Register) lately occupied by Mr. W. L. Webb as a Woollen Factory, were sold on Monday last […]
February 1, 1853
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

Copper on the Potomac

COPPER ON THE POTOMAC.– It is stated that the Potomac Copper Company is working some valuable mines on the immediate neighborhood of the Potomac river. At thirty feet it obtains ore yielding 30 per cent of […]
February 1, 1853
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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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