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 24, 2023

Bakerton Works Destroyed By Fire

The works of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton in this county, were totally destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. Loss estimated at $15,000. Insured for $10,000, placed in ten different companies, with agency of […]
July 24, 2023

They Want the Railroad.

The REGISTER’S article last week on the proposed railroad through Jefferson and Berkeley counties, from North Mountain, say, to Harper’s Ferry, has caused a great deal of comment, and the one expression from the people along […]
July 22, 2023

Quiet & Serene from Bakerton

Bakerton, W. VA.,March 10th, 1891, DEAR EDITOR– While all is quiet and serene at this place, yet there is one topic daily discussed with interest, viz: the C. & O. Canal. As many of our citizen […]
July 22, 2023

Communicated from Bakerton

Bakerton, W. Va.February 16, 1891. EDITOR REGISTER– As we have not been represented in your columns for some time, we beg that you favor us this week if space will permit. While all is quiet here, […]
July 22, 2023

Quarries shut down for winter.

Items from Bakerton. The following items were sent us by a correspondent from Bakerton last week, but were not received until after the REGISTER had gone to press, owing to delayed trains: The stone crusher 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