On West Virginia Route 16 just south of Jess Reedy Road, on the left when traveling south.
Solomon Osborne was born circa 1814 on a Cherokee reservation in North Carolina. Served as guard on the “Trail of Tears,” and fell in love with Seaberry (Martha Arms), daughter of Chief Running Bear (Robert Arms). They escaped and were married in . . . — — Map (db m137986) HM
Free Hill(s), a historic Black community, was established northeast of Celina before the Civil War by former slaves of Virginia Hill. Hill brought her slaves from North Carolina to then Overton County, purchased 2,000 hilly and rough acres, settled . . . — — Map (db m74274) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling south.
In 1673 the areas of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers were explored by Frenchmen Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette. Their voyages resulted in French claims on the area until 1763 when, by the Treaty of Paris, France ceded the land to . . . — — Map (db m146313) HM
On Farm to Market Road 102 at Farm to Market Road 3013, on the right when traveling south on Road 102.
Near this site once stood the community of Frazarville, founded in 1857 by Dr. Isaac James Frazar and his father, Col. James Watson Frazar. A locust infestation and Comanche raids forced them to move from Cibolo Creek in Bexar County to this site, . . . — — Map (db m96298) HM
On Business U.S. 64 south of Davis Loop, on the right when traveling south.
The Clay County Historical and Arts Council Museum occupies this brick building constructed in 1912 and used as the county jail until 1972. Its unique features include thick concrete walls, steel doors, and the actual jail cells that housed . . . — — Map (db m272441) HM
On West Shrader Street west of Gallatin Street, on the left when traveling west.
John Jack Houston
(1858-1934)
John Jack Houston, pioneer patriarch of the Houston family, was born in North Carolina and migrated to Liberty during the 1870s. In 1878, he traveled to Sandusky, Ohio to marry Elvira “Ella” Savage, whose . . . — — Map (db m274433) HM
On Dixie Highway (West Virginia Route 16) just north of Twenty Mile Creek Road (Route 16/3), on the left when traveling south.
Nearby is grave of Seaberry Osborne (circa, 1815-66), daughter of Chief Running Bear. She married Solomon Osborne in Cherokee, N.C. and in 1838 fled to escape “Trail of Tears.” The Native American pioneers found sanctuary in the mountains and land . . . — — Map (db m138009) HM
Near Business U.S. 64 south of Davis Loop, on the right when traveling south.
Turkey Gorget
The stiff wing feathers of the Turkey are used to fashion arrows. The tail makes a wonderful fan. The beautiful iridescent bronze, brown, and black body feathers were woven into warm water-repellant cloaks. These large birds . . . — — Map (db m272457) HM
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