Near Maidsville in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Price Memorial Cemetery
the memory of
18 Revolutionary Soldiers
killed near here by the Indians
in 1778
Jacob Statler • James Piles • Joseph Wade • John McDaniels • Michael Kiderling
13 other names unknown
Erected 1928 by Elizabeth Ludington Hagans Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution through the generosity of A.C. Price and William Price family.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 39° 42.608′ N, 80° 7.896′ W. Marker is near Maidsville, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. Memorial is at the intersection of Mason Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7) and Mooresville Road (County Road 31), on the right when traveling west on Mason Dixon Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3694 Mason Dixon Hwy, Maidsville WV 26541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Statler's Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); Border Heroine (approx. ¾ mile away); Shanks Mill (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Catawba War Path (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 3½ miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away in Pennsylvania); The F-84F Thunderstreak (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maidsville.
Regarding Price Memorial Cemetery. A handful of gravestones with the name "Price" were observed in the cemetery, but the majority of the stones were worn to the point of being unreadable and none of the soldiers listed on the marker were found.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.