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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 20, 2025

Parrott, Found Guilty of Concealing Stolen Copper/Brass

Curtis Parrott, the young negro previously found guilty of concealing a quantity of brass and copper stolen from the Washington Building Lime Company was sentenced to four months in jail and to pay the cost of […]
December 20, 2025

Magnesia Plant in Operation

Operations have been started at the new magnesia plant at Bakerton. The plant has just been completed by the Washington Building Lime Company.
December 20, 2025

Houser Accepts Timekeeper Position in OH

Mr. W. J. Bryan Houser, of Bakerton, son of Mr. D. R. Houser, has accepted a position as time keeper with the Washington Building Lime Co., at Woodville, Ohio, and is much pleased with that section […]
December 20, 2025

Lime Demands Slow.

Martinsburg.– Slackening in the demand for lime at war time prices has resulted in a serious slow down of work at the Bakerton plant of the Washington Building Lime Co. The latter part of the week […]
December 20, 2025

Alleged R.R. Discrimination Against Washington Building Lime & Standard Lime.

SUIT AGAINST THE RAILROADS.C. V. R. R. and Others Alleged to Discriminate Against the Standard Lime & Stone Co. The Standard Lime & Stone Co. and the Washington Building Lime Co., operating quarries near Martinsburg, both […]
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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