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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January 6, 2026

10k Tons of Ore

Tons of Ore. At the West Virginia Ore Bank, A. G. Lewis foreman, over ten thousand tons of ore are stacked for shipment.
January 6, 2026

Virginia Ore Bank to Dunbar Furnace

County Commissioner A. G. Lewis who has been superintending the West Virginia Ore Bank since April, shipped to Dunbar furnace week before last 156 tons of ore, and last week 150 tons.
January 6, 2026

Hoffmaster from & Best to Fruit Farm

Mr. J. W. Hoffmaster, this week, removed from the Osborne and Keller fruit farm to Dr. Reichard’s place, and Mr. Hezekiah Best, of near the West Virginia ore bank, has removed to the Osborne and Keller […]
January 6, 2026

Antietam Iron Works & Ore Banks

The furnace at Antietam, near Sharpsburg, known as the Antietam Iron Works, was put in blast last Thursday, the 19th inst., after standing idle for several years. Superintendent B. K. Goodyear’s daughter, Miss Oro Blanche Goodyear, […]
January 6, 2026

Harpers Ferry Laborers in Short Supply

According to the Harper’s Ferry Sentinel farm laborers are scarce in that vicinity and high priced, owing to all the laborers being in demand by the following industries in operation in the district. The Halltown Straw […]
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