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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December 21, 2025

Bakerton Methodist Church Sells Church Lot

The State of West Virginia,County of Jefferson, To-wit: In the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of said County, August 21, 1916. C. D. Carter and other Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Bakerton, […]
December 21, 2025

Moler Sells 12 Acres to Washington Building Lime

Albert T. Moler has sold twelve acres from his farm at Bakerton to the Washington Building Lime Company on private terms. The land adjoins the big lime buring plant of this company and contains quantities of […]
December 21, 2025

Assessment of Railroad Property in Jefferson County

On Wednesday Judge Faulkner decided the assessment made by the Board of Public Works on the property in Jefferson county of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Winchester and Potomac and the Baker branch, the latter […]
December 21, 2025

Wm. Link, Removing to Martinsburg to Superintend Lime Plant

Mr. Wm. H. Link, of Duffields, who has been a subscriber to the REGISTER for a good many years, called to see us on Monday. Mr. Link expects to move with his family to Martinsburg, where […]
December 21, 2025

New Kilns to Be Built at Bakerton

Several new lime kilns are to be built at Bakerton, greatly increasing the large plant of the Washington Building Lime Company and correspondingly adding to the business of that thriving village.
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