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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July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

S.O. Knott Runs Store From Flanagan Building

Mr. S. O. Knott, who is now in business in Bakerton, was a caller at the Register office a few days ago. Mr. Knott has bought from Mrs. Flanagan the building in which the store is […]
April 16, 1914
July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

Lime Company adds Six Kilns at Bakerton

The Washington Building Lime Company has just completed six new patent lime kilns at its plant at Bakerton, this county. There are now 27 of these patent kilns in operation at Bakerton. A considerable addition to […]
August 7, 1913
July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018

New Store, Ground Broken

A new store is to be started at Bakerton by Messrs. Manuel and Welsh. Ground has been broken for the new building in which it will be located.
October 3, 1912
July 19, 2018
July 19, 2018

New Store at Bakerton

New store at Bakerton. The undersigned desires to inform the public that he has opened a store in his new building at Bakerton, between the church and the school-house, on the public road, where he will […]
October 17, 1907
June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018

Improvements At Bakerton

Improvements at Bakerton. That busy part of Jefferson county the center of which is Bakerton is to enjoy a still further boom in business. The improvements at the Virginia ore bank, which have been in the […]
November 29, 1900
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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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