Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889.
Company started by C. H. Locher in 1848 to make cement for the locks of the James River and Kanawha Canal. Quarries were located near Glasgow, Va., and the cement was ground by water power near Lynchburg, Va.
From the description of Ledger for the James River Cement Works [manuscript], 1854-1879. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 776906781
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| creatorOf | Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889. Ledger for the James River Cement Works [manuscript], 1854-1879. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Blue Ridge Railroad Company (Virginia) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Farmers Bank of Lynchburg. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hudson, Ned, fl. 1855. | person |
| associatedWith | James River and Kanawha Company (Richmond, Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | James River Cement Works. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | James River Quarry. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | North River Navigation Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Phoenix Foundry. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Richmond Daily Whig. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia Central Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia Military Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | York River Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
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| Virginia--Lynchburg | |||
| Lynchburg (Va.) |
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| Cement industries |
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Birth 1821
Death 1889
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