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This stone marks the place of David Adam Ice's birth. He was thought to be the first white child born in West Virginia in 1767.

1. Birthplace of David Adam Ice, Monongalia County, W Va.

IDNO:: 038674
Title:: Birthplace of David Adam Ice, Monongalia County, W Va.
Date:: ca. 1937
Description:: This stone marks the place of David Adam Ice's birth. He was thought to be the first white child born in West Virginia in 1767.

Photograph of location where an old saw mill stood in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

2. Location of Old Saw Mill, Monongalia County, w. Va.

IDNO:: 038685
Title:: Location of Old Saw Mill, Monongalia County, w. Va.
Date:: ca. 1937
Description:: Photograph of location where an old saw mill stood in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Photograph of Sugar Grove area in Monongalia County.

3. Sugar Grove Area, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038689
Title:: Sugar Grove Area, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1937
Description:: Photograph of Sugar Grove area in Monongalia County.

Graveyard built for Irish Settler William Stewart and his family near Point Marion Road in Monongalia County.

4. Stewart Family Graveyard, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038690
Title:: Stewart Family Graveyard, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1937
Description:: Graveyard built for Irish Settler William Stewart and his family near Point Marion Road in Monongalia County.

Tombstone of early Irish Settler William Stewart. The Grave marker reads, "Here These the Body of William Steward Deceased FEB THE 10 1811 AGED 84 Hark From the Tomb A Soleful Sound My Ears Atend The Cry Ye Living Men Come View The Ground Where You Must Shortly Lie."

5. Tombstone of William Stewart, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038693
Title:: Tombstone of William Stewart, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1937
Description:: Tombstone of early Irish Settler William Stewart. The Grave marker reads, "Here These the Body of William Steward Deceased FEB THE 10 1811 AGED 84 Hark From the Tomb A Soleful Sound My Ears Atend The Cry Ye Living Men Come View The Ground Where You Must Shortly Lie."