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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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October 9, 2024

$20k Fire In Bakerton

$20,000 FIRE IN BAKERTONPlant of Washington Building And Lime Company Destroyed. Charlestown, Va., Oct. 11.– The plant of the Washington Building and Lime Company, located at Bakerton, Jefferson county, was destroyed by fire early this morning, […]
October 9, 2024

Quarry Officials Deny Coercion

Officials of the Washington Building Lime Company deny that their company has attempted to induce its workmen to vote for the Republican ticket this fall by threatening to discontinue the quarries and lime kilns in the […]
October 8, 2024

C. V. in Antidiscriminative Suit for Stone

Standard Stone & Lime Co. Claim Discrimination Against Them. The Standard Lime & Stone Co. and the Washington Building Lime Co. operating near Martinsburg, both of which operations have offices in Baltimore, have filed a complaint […]
October 8, 2024

Notes from Bakerton

Bakerton Notes. The Washington Building Lime Co. are still making improvements at this place to supply their growing trade. At present they are building a large cooper shop in addition to the one they now have, […]
October 8, 2024

Daniels sells to Washington Building Lime Co.

Farm Sales.Dennis M. Daniels has sold his farm of 120 acres at Bakerton, this county, to the Washington Building and Lime Company for $10,000. The extensive works of the lime company adjoin the farm of Mr. […]
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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