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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May 1, 2024

Gilbert will lose eye after quarry injury.

WILL LOSE EYE. Dr. J. Nelson Osborn, the eye specialist, endeavored to save the eye of Joseph Gilbert, who was injured at the Bakerton quarries, but the optic had been too seriously injured when a piece […]
May 1, 2024

Judge sides with Bakerton in Lime-Burning Case

LIME-BURNING CASE. THE JUDGE DECIDES AGAINST ELDRED COMPANY. Important Step Toward Throwing Open to the Kilns the Most Practical and Valuable Process for Burning Lime. Parkersburg, W. Va., – January 3.– One of the most important […]
May 1, 2024

Talk of A Strike, Martinsburg.

Talk of Strike. Three hundred and eighty men are employed at the stone quarries in this city, getting out between fifty and sixty carloads of stone every day. This is not enough of stone to supply […]
May 1, 2024

Knight, Left Leg Broken at Quarry

Left Leg Broken. Frank Knight, 21, of Gargon [Dargan], near Sharpsburg, who is employed at the Bakerton Cement and Lime Company, Bakerton, W. Va., had his left foot mashed and left leg broken when a hauling […]
May 1, 2024

Big Fire At Bakerton Causes Loss of $15k

BIG FIRE AT BAKERTON CAUSES LOSS OF $15,000Sheds Around Twelve Big Limekilns of Standard Lime and Stone Co. Consumed Tuesday Night. Fire broke out between 2 and 3 o’clock Tuesday night at the plant of the […]
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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