Zachary Taylor

General Zachary Taylor, on

his way to Washington to

be inaugurated as the 12th

President of the U.S., found

his steamer blocked by ice

here. He left his boat and

completed his trip over the

National Pike.

Marker is on West Virginia Route 2 south of Woodland and Graysville Road, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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