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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June 27, 2025

Quarrying for the Canal Company

Nothing escapes the vigilant eye of our friend WERNWAG, the celebrated bridge builder. We found him, the other day, on the mountain side, four hundred feet above the river at Harpers-Ferry, engaged in a most superb […]
June 27, 2025

Limestone In The Valley of VA

MESSRS. GALLAHER:– The following facts with regard to the limestone of this section of the Valley o’ Virginia, deduced from Professor Wm. B. Rogers’ Report of the progress of the Geological Survey of the State of […]
June 27, 2025

Lime Boat Burned In Canal

Lime-Boat Burned.A lime-boat belonging to Mr. CALLEN, was burned in the Canal near this place, a few days since, while on its way to market with a heavy cargo of lime. The fire occurred from a […]
May 30, 2025
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Washington Building Lime Co. Trademark Registration

May 2, 2025

Nat. Safety Comp. 1948-58 [Bakerton Excerpts]

Winners in second, third, fourth, and fifth places for Certificates of Achievement in Safety in the nonmetallic-mineral mine group: p. 831948 – Bakerton mine, Bakerton, W. Va., Standard Lime and Stone Co., 120,624 man-hours without a […]
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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