Located where US-60 (Midland Trail West) meets Colts Foot Lane, this marker points out some early history of this small town in West Virginia. It sure seemed peaceful as I passed through and perhaps I need to return.
The marker reads, "A post office was established here in 1889 and the village was incorporated in 1945. Named for Dr. Cyrus A. Rupert (1812-1891), a prominent local physician. The first settler here was William McClung (1738-1833) who came in 1766. A soldier in the revolution, he donated two acres of land for the area's first church at Otter Creek. He is buried in the church cemetery."
The marker is in excellent condition. It was erected in 1980 by the West Virginia Department of Culture and History.
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