County Named, 1806
Inscription
For Gen. Green Clay, 1757-1826. Born in Va. Came to Ky., 1777. In Va. Legislature, 1788-89, and Va. Convention that ratified Federal Constitution. From 1793 to 1808 in Ky. House, Senate, Const. Conv. In May, 1813, Gen. Clay with 3,000 Kentuckians, at Ft. Meigs, held back British and Indians. Cousin of Henry Clay.
County formed from parts of Madison, Floyd and Knox.
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More markers in Clay
Oneida Baptist Institute
Oneida, KY
The land for what became Oneida Baptist Institute was donated by Martha Coldiron Hogg and S.P. Hogg in September 1899.
Bert T. Combs (1911-1991)
Manchester, KY
Born in Clay Co., future gov. Combs practiced law in Manchester and Prestonsburg.
Chief Red Bird
Oneida, KY
Was a legendary Cherokee Indian for whom this fork of the Kentucky River is named.
A Masterful Retreat
Gen. George W. Morgan's Union forces occupied Cumberland Gap, June 18 to Sept. 17, 1862.