Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, August 30th

August 30, 2022

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Vintage West Virginia

Henry Clay, circa 1832 lithograph by Endicott and Swett, from a picture by W. J. Hubard

Citizens of Lewisburg and Greenbrier County held a public dinner in honor of United States Secretary of State Henry Clay on August 30, 1826.

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