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 22, 2023

Thomas, quarry superintendent, died.

Mr. F. C. Thomas, superintendent of the Standard Lime and Stone Company’s works at Martinsburg, died at that place last Saturday evening. Mr. Thomas was from Buckeystown, Md. He had been sick and confined to his […]
July 22, 2023

Limestone Company Charter

Secretary of State Ohley has granted a charter to the Limestone Company of Harper’s Ferry, which has a capital stock of $10,000. It has the privilege of buying land, building furnaces, mills, etc. Its stock which […]
July 21, 2023

Standard Lime Dispute on Property Line

LAW OFFICES OFRICE, HANNIS & RODGERSTHE OLD NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGMARTINSBURG, W. VA.—-AMHERST 3-3391 & AMHERST 3-3392 LACY I. RICEHERBERT E. HANNISDECATUR H. RODGERS, JR.LACY I. RICE, JR. November 17, 1960. Mr. Martin D. Welsh, Sr.Bakerton, Jefferson […]
July 17, 2023

Railroad to Knott Quarry and Ore Bank

It is reported that Mr. Ahl, owner of the Virginia ore bank, and the Messrs. Knott, who owns the limestone quarries, have about completed arrangement for the construction of a branch railroad from the B. & […]
December 11, 2020

Cholera and Limestone Water.

A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette takes ground against the theory that cholera is more prevalent in limestone districts than elsewhere, he says: Wherever water is used from wells dug through blue clay or soapstone, the […]
Time Periods

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