First Settlers
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member two-bit Joe
N 38° 13.084 W 081° 25.576
17S E 462685 N 4230096
Walter Kelly settled here about 1773.
Waymark Code: WM23Z8
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Walter Kelly settled here about 1773 but was killed by Indians. William Morris came here in 1774 and made first permanent settlement in this valley. He built a fort, had a "boat yard," and started a church and school.
Marker Title: First Settlers

Marker Location: US 60, at junction with County Route 81/12 (Kelleys Creek Mammoth Road), just east of Cedar Grove

County or Independent City: Kanawha

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Marker Number: Not listed

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