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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July 25, 2023

Lime-kiln accident; fell 25 feet.

A colored man working at the lime-kiln at Bakerton was seriously hurt last Saturday. The cable caught him, causing him to fall a distance of about 25 feet, head-foremost.
July 25, 2023

Baltimore County Commissioners visit Lime Quarry

The commissioners of Baltimore county visited the quarries of the Washington Building Lime and Stone Company at Keller, this county, last week, with a view of obtaining the limestone found there for use in piking the […]
July 24, 2023

Bakerton rising from ashes.

Bakerton is rising, Phoenix-like, from its ashes, and the extensive lime works there will soon be in full operation again.
July 24, 2023

Baker Brothers Lime Kiln Fire

Last Sunday morning Bakerton, Jefferson county, suffered from fire to the extent of about $15,000. The plant of the Washington Building Lime Company was located at that village, which was created by the enterprise of Messrs […]
July 24, 2023

Lime Company Destroyed By Fire

The Lime Company’s works at Bakerton, in this county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Eight cars were also burned. The loss is estimated at $15,000. Property insured for $1,000–placed in ten companies through the […]
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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