Research Topic

Limestone Quarries

Limestone quarries were once a prominent industry and the largest employer in Jefferson County, West Virginia, shaping the communities surrounding Harpers Ferry and Bakerton. The industry drew large numbers of working-class laborers whose lives left a lasting impact on the region.

This topic appears in 153 indexed records between 1832 and 1960.
153 Indexed Records
1832 Earliest Record
1960 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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August 4, 2024

Lee French, Deadly Accident at Quarries

Lee French, a colored man, met death at the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s quarries, south of Martinsburg, on Wednesday. French was the tender of one of the trucks used in hauling stone to the larger […]
August 4, 2024

Bakerton is booming!

Bakerton is booming. This thriving town, which is located about half way between Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry, is the scene of lively operations just now. The Washington Building Lime Company, which has for years had its […]
August 4, 2024

John Welsh, Sells Home to Washington Building Lime

John M. Welsh, of Bakerton, has sold his dwelling-house in that place to the Washington Building Lime Company, whose quarries have gotten so close to the property as to make it a rather uncomfortable place in […]
August 4, 2024

Charley Hammond Serious Head Wound

Charley Hammond, of Antietam, and who is employed at the Bakerton lime quarries, was struck on the head with a falling stone, making a very wound and quite a loss of blood. Dr. E. M. Garrott […]
August 4, 2024

Rank Garry, Lime Employee on Crutches

Mr. Rank Garry, who works at the Bakerton lime quarries, had his foot painfully mashed and a bone broken in it last week, and he has to go about on crutches. A horse fell on him.
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 50 records
1910s 42 records
1900s 29 records
1930s 10 records
1920s 9 records
1850s 3 records