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Indian Raid
Farmington, West Virginia
Historical Marker Database · J. J. Prats
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During an Indian raid in 1786, Nicholas Wood and Jacob Straight were killed and Mrs. Elizabeth Dragoo was captured here. Mrs. Straight and her daughter escaped from the Indians by hiding under sheltering rocks nearby.
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