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

Thomas Delaney, Killed By Falling Rock at Bakerton

KILLED BY FALLING ROCK.Thomas Delany Meets a Tragic Death at Bakerton. While at work at the Bakerton stone quarry, on the West Virginia side of the Potomac river, about eight miles below Sharpsburg, Thomas Delaney, a […]
May 1, 2024

Bakerton Strike Rumors Without Foundation

The contractors at the stone quarries wish it was stated that the rumor in circulation among some of the workmen about a strike at Bakerton is without foundation. They say that the employees at Bakerton did […]
May 1, 2024

Arthur Moler, Quarry Boss, Dies Suddenly

Quarry Boss Died at Bakerton. Dies Suddenly From Heart Trouble. Arthur Moler, aged fifty years, a foreman in the Bakerton quarry, died suddenly at his home in Bakerton. He retired in his usual health, when about […]
May 1, 2024

T. J. Clarke, moves from Bakerton to Martinsburg

Moving.  Mr. T. J. Clarke, of the Baker Bro’s stone quarries, has moved to this city from Bakerton, Jefferson county, and has taken up his residence at 524 West Martin street.
December 22, 2023

One Killed in Explosion Caused By Static Charge

CHARLES TOWN, Aug. 2 (AP).– A dynamite explosion, which witnesses said may have been caused by static electricity, killed one man and injured three others in the quarries of the Washington Building Lime company at Bakerton. […]
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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