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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clay

 
Clickable Map of Clay County, West Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Clay County, WV (15) Braxton County, WV (57) Calhoun County, WV (12) Kanawha County, WV (210) Nicholas County, WV (46) Roane County, WV (22)  ClayCounty(15) Clay County (15)  BraxtonCounty(57) Braxton County (57)  CalhounCounty(12) Calhoun County (12)  KanawhaCounty(210) Kanawha County (210)  NicholasCounty(46) Nicholas County (46)  RoaneCounty(22) Roane County (22)
Clay is the county seat for Clay County
Clay is in Clay County
Clay County (15)  ►
ADJACENT TO CLAY COUNTY
Braxton County (57)  ►
Calhoun County (12)  ►
Kanawha County (210)  ►
Nicholas County (46)  ►
Roane County (22)  ►
 
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1 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Benjamin L. Stephenson —
Born on December 10, 1826, he was one of the first school teachers in Nicholas County. He moved to Clay County before the Civil War and was a delegate to the first constitutional convention for West Virginia, 1861-1863. In 1863, he organized a . . . — — Map (db m137965) HM
2 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Clay —
Both county and county seat are named for Henry Clay. The Golden Delicious apple, once called "Mullins' Yellow Seedling," was developed on Porters Creek. The State also produced the Grimes Golden, the other great yellow apple. — — Map (db m64096) HM
3 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Clay County Korean Veterans Memorial —
To honor those who died in the cause of liberty, intelligence our nation's safety Korea Harry R. Dobbins • Wilbur C. Eagle • George P. Fields • Orlan J. Fulks • Flavy C. Hamrick • Basil Linkinogger • Myles L. Mullins • . . . — — Map (db m189986) WM
4 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Clay County Viet Nam Veterans Memorial —
To honor those who died in the cause of liberty, intelligence our nation's safety Viet Nam William Paul Rogers, Jr. • James Lee Keener • Philip Larry Nichols • Eugene Dawson • Stuart Gled Hostetter • Wilbur A. Smith • . . . — — Map (db m189988) WM
5 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Clay County WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial —
1941 - 1945 To honor those who died in the cause of liberty, intelligence, our nation's safety Adkins, Albert B. • Adkins, Homer J. • Baker, Albert W. • Bracc, Hansel • Braley, Clifford L. • Brooks, Alfred L. • Brown, . . . — — Map (db m189989) WM
6 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Dundon, West Virginia — Buffalo Creek Recreational Trail —
"Grandpa Zachariah 'Bud' Whaling worked in the Dundon shops. If they didn’t have a part, they made it. You wouldn’t believe the lathes and handmade tools lined up on the shelves! Rows and rows and rows of them." Jerry . . . — — Map (db m292721) HM
7 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Floyd T. Sargent —
Floyd T. Sargent WWII veteran - Purple Heart and wife Carol Sargent — — Map (db m189998) WM
8 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — 436 — Old Clay County Courthouse —
Has been place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m246886) HM
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9 ► West Virginia, Clay County, Clay — Union Militias —
During the Civil War, civilians in West Virginia formed Union militias to combat Confederate guerrillas and to protect the local citizenry. Often called Home Guards, these units were sometimes incorporated into the regular army. There were . . . — — Map (db m179592) HM
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026