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Clay Monument, Elm Grove
Photographer: Internet Archive
Caption: Clay Monument, Elm Grove
Additional Description: “Erected in 1820 by Moses Shepherd and his wife, Lydia, to commemorate the distinguished public services of Henry Clay in behalf of the National Pike. Built of freestone and is twenty feet high. Time has effaced all the inscriptions except on the east side. The Shepherd mansion, built 1798, is on a nearby eminence.” This photo appeared in Souvenir of Wheeling, published by the town of Wheeling in 1905.
Submitted: August 19, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p488557
File Size: 0.286 Megabytes

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