Research Topic

Railroad

This topic appears in 110 indexed records between 1831 and 1946.
110 Indexed Records
1831 Earliest Record
1946 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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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 […]
August 14, 2024

Harpers Ferry B&O Tunnel Blasting

Work on the B. & O. tunnel at Harper’s Ferry is being rapidly pushed forward by Messrs. Thorne & Co., contractors. The report of the heavy dynamite blast is heard for miles around. The flock of […]
May 2, 2024

Potts & Sutherland Dead on Railroad

Train Kills Two Men Pushing Truck on RailSpecial to The Washington Post. Martinsburg, W. Va., Sept. 28.– Samuel Potts, 57, Bakerton, W. Va., and Thomas Sutherland, 42, Reedson, W. Va., were killed at Reedson this afternoon […]
May 2, 2024

B&O Expected Bids On Harpers Ferry Bridge

NEW POTOMAC BRIDGE CONTRACT DUE SOONB. & O. Expected to Ask for Bids on Span at Harpers Ferry Within Week. Special Dispatch to The Star.CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., October 4. — Unofficial but apparently authritative information […]
May 2, 2024

Painter, Engle Quarry Empl., Struck by Train

John W. Painter, an employee of the Engle quarries, near Harpers Ferry, was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train near Bakerton, W. Va. and seriously injured.
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 25 records
1900s 22 records
1830s 20 records
1880s 10 records
1910s 10 records
1840s 9 records