Frontier outpost, Capt. William Forman (Foreman), in 1777, led a company from this county to the relief of Fort Henry at Wheeling. He, two sons, and others were killed in an ambush by Native Americans at the "Narrows" near Moundsville.

Marker is at the intersection of West Virginia Route 28 and Buffalo Hollow Road on State Route 28.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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