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Patrick Gass served as a sergeant on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and published the first account of that exploration in 1807. A veteran of the War of 1812, he fought in the Battle of Lundy's Lane and at Fort Erie. He was a citizen of Wellsburg for more than half a century, married and raised his family on Grog Run and Pierce's Run, and is buried in Brooke County Cemetery.
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Wellsburg, West Virginia · United States
