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By Stephen R. Myers, May 4, 2003
Ephraim Bee Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Old Highway 50 1.5 miles south of U.S. 50, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Blacksmith, innkeeper, an operator of the "Underground Railroad". A
Captain of the Doddridge County Militia,
a member of the first West Virginia
State Legislature in 1863, serving
3 terms. The Founder and Grand Royal
Gyascutis of the Most . . . — — Map (db m31822) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Beneath this spot in 1851, Joe H. Zumwalt established the first chapter of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. On his way West, Zumwalt discovered an amusing ritual in the newspaper office at Bowling Green, Mo. Arriving in Moke Hill . . . — — Map (db m45976) HM |
| On Main Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | E Clampus Vitus-What mystery and magic that name recalls! Mystery as to its meaning which is unknown; magic as its name conjures the Golden Days of California’s statehood. E Clampus Vitus was established in West Virginia in the 1840’s by Ephraim Bee . . . — — Map (db m122664) HM |
| On Main Street at Sheep Ranch Road on Main Street. |
| | During the Gold Rush Days of California the organization known as E Clampus Vitas flourished throughout the gold diggings. It was sort of a parody of the solemn and mysterious fraternal orders then so popular in the states. Every member held an . . . — — Map (db m115597) HM |
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