Pinnacle Rock Near Bluefield, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two cars are parked in front of Pinnacle Rock near Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Pinnacle Rock: Erosion- Nature's cutting tool- has chiseled away the stone on this spur of Flat Top mountain, leaving this giant cockscomb more than 2700 feet above sea level. Several counties may be seen from these cliffs.'
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.'
The original courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1874 but was destroyed by a fire in 1875. A second court house was built in 1876 and was torn down in 1930. The current court house located in Princeton, West Virginia in Mercer County was constructed in 1931 and cost $400,000. All persons in the photo are unidentified.