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

John Wright Removes to Bakerton Quarry

John Wright, who has been working at the Antietam Hotel for the past couple of years, has gone to the Bakerton lime quarries and is working there.
August 4, 2024

Brashears Better After Quarry Accident

We hear that Richard Brashears, who was so badly broken up at the Bakerton lime quarries, is getting along nicely.
August 4, 2024

Carts being made for Flanagan Lime

Mr. Good and Mayor Ray have been quite busy this week in making carts for Flanigan’s limestone quarry below town.
May 2, 2024

Smith, Ex-Soldier Engineer Killed

Ex-Soldier Engineer Killed in Crash.Special to The Washington Post.Hagerstown, Md., May 7.– William M. Smith, locomotive engineer at the Bakerton quarries, near Williamsport, Md., misinterpreting a signal, ran his engine into an open switch and was […]
May 2, 2024

Smith, Killed At Quarries Shortly After Release From German Prison

GOT BY FOE PRISON, KILLED IN ACCIDENT.HAGERSTOWN, Md., May 9. — William M. Smith, recently returned from Germany, where he had been held a prisoner for two years, met an instant death in an accident at […]
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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