Mitchell Clay
Inscription
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.
Location
AddressNorth of Kegley, US 19 and WV 10
CountyMercer
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates37.396390, -81.122550
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