Ice's Ferry
Inscription
Ice's Ferry was settled by Frederick Ice in 1767. His son, Adam, born the same year, was the first white child born in Monongahela Valley. Andrew Ice in 1785 started the first authorized ferry in western Virginia.
Location
AddressCR73, Cheat Lake
CityCheat Lake
CountyMonongalia
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.591130, -80.015900
Sources
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