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 19, 2018

Flanagan accepts position at Riverton

Mr. Walter Flanagan, formerly of Bakerton, this county, who has been employed in Baltimore for some months past, has taken a position with the Standard Stone and Lime Company at Riverton, Va.
July 19, 2018

Limeworks Wages Reduced

The wages of the men employed at the limestone works at Bakerton and Millville, this county, have been considerably reduced.
June 22, 2018

Millard Returns To Oversee Millville Quarries

Michael Millard, who has been operating limestone quarries at Lebanon, Pa., has returned to this county and has taken charge of the quarries at Millville.
June 22, 2018

Improvements At Bakerton

Improvements at Bakerton. That busy part of Jefferson county the center of which is Bakerton is to enjoy a still further boom in business. The improvements at the Virginia ore bank, which have been in the […]
June 22, 2018

Strike at Bakerton

The workmen at the Bakerton quarries went on strike last week for a day of ten hours at the same price they had been getting for ten and a-half hours. The management cheerfully granted the request […]
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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