WV-078 Valley Head

Marker text: VALLEY HEAD
In 1777, Indians killed Darby Connolly and several members of his family on Connolly Run. Other settlers were taken captive. At Indian Run in 1780, three members of surveying party under Jacob Warwick were killed by the Indians.
West Virginia Historic Commission, 1964

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Location: US 219, 0.5 miles south of junction with WV 15, Valley Head, Randolph County, West Virginia

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