Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Identifier:
030861
Collection Number:
A&M 927, Summers Family Papers
Title:
Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling. A man on left is George Eddy."
