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  • Manufacturing in Appalachia)
    East Bernstadt, Kentucky, and Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee. The coal mining and manufacturing boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought large numbers...
    137 KB (14,794 words) - 19:26, 11 May 2024
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    Boomtown Historic District (category Historic districts in Martinsburg, West Virginia)
    greatest building activity took place after 1891, when the Martinsburg Mining and Manufacturing Company developed the area in conjunction with the opening...
    3 KB (243 words) - 21:22, 5 August 2023
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    Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. Historic District...
    49 KB (310 words) - 21:07, 28 April 2024
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    area. Huntington in the southwest is close to Ohio and Kentucky, while Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry in the eastern panhandle region are considered part...
    183 KB (17,997 words) - 16:26, 15 May 2024
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    northwestern fringes of the Washington metropolitan area. The Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company played an instrumental role in creating...
    18 KB (1,837 words) - 12:33, 18 April 2024
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    workers began to organize and participate in walkouts after wage cuts in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The national economy had lagged since the Panic of 1873...
    99 KB (10,504 words) - 22:28, 5 May 2024
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    riots later dubbed Great Railroad Strike. Initial protests broke out in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut workers'...
    39 KB (4,639 words) - 19:12, 29 March 2024
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    Great Railroad Strike of 1877, which began with strikes in neighboring Martinsburg, West Virginia, then others in Maryland, including the headquarters of...
    21 KB (2,087 words) - 04:55, 8 April 2024
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    following WWII. Heavy manufacturing declined in Baltimore. In Maryland's four westernmost counties, industrial, railroad, and coal mining jobs declined. On...
    214 KB (18,586 words) - 22:01, 17 May 2024
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    Railroad cut its employees' wages by 10 percent. On July 16, trainmen in Martinsburg, West Virginia, were the first to take action, uncoupling a cattle train...
    42 KB (5,858 words) - 11:48, 7 December 2023
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    the 19th century. The slates from the Marcellus were inferior to the Martinsburg Formation slate quarried further south, and most quarries were abandoned...
    102 KB (10,679 words) - 12:28, 3 May 2024
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    as "exaggerated", but by 10:30 AM he had received confirmation from Martinsburg, Virginia, the next station west of Harpers Ferry. No westbound trains...
    113 KB (12,857 words) - 23:04, 19 May 2024
  • Huntington Charleston Montgomery Thurmond Prince Hinton Alderson White Sulphur Springs Martinsburg Duffields Harpers Ferry...
    31 KB (246 words) - 07:20, 27 December 2023
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    criticized in 2013 for agreeing to an interview with The Journal in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but demanding that he not be asked any questions about...
    229 KB (17,764 words) - 16:46, 18 May 2024
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    Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The Great Strike began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in response to the cutting of wages for the second time...
    103 KB (12,719 words) - 16:29, 6 April 2024
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    incorporation charter on May 10, 1902. This company engaged in the mining, preparation, manufacturing, and distribution of sand and other extracted minerals. On...
    29 KB (2,649 words) - 18:22, 25 December 2023
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    areas east of Interstate 81. The nearest train station is the Martinsburg station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, which is serviced by Amtrak intercity rail...
    74 KB (6,585 words) - 19:54, 6 May 2024
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