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Historical marker regarding Mitchell Clay, with Joyce Balding Wood looking on. 'Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775. Eight years later Indians killed two of his children and captured his son, Ezekiel. Pursuers killed several of the Indians but the boy was taken into Ohio and burned at the stake.'

Historic Marker for Mitchell Clay, Mercer County, W.Va.

Identifier:
022241
Collection Number:
A&M 3569
Title:
Historic Marker for Mitchell Clay, Mercer County, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Historical marker regarding Mitchell Clay, with Joyce Balding Wood looking on. 'Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775. Eight years later Indians killed two of his children and captured his son, Ezekiel. Pursuers killed several of the Indians but the boy was taken into Ohio and burned at the stake.'
Acquisition Source:
Wood, James Lee
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView