From the May 27, 2021, Weirton (West Virginia) Daily Times "Ohio Valley preserving its history."
The Brooke County, West Virginia, commissioners have announced that a military marker will recognize a soldier who served in the early part of the 19th century.
Patrick Gass was a member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and fought in the War of 1812 before settling in Wellsburg. Gass, who lost an eye in the war; his wife, Maria, whom he married when he was sixty; and their family made their home in the Pierce Run area. They are buried in Brooke Cemetery.
His adventures and service will be recognized at noon on June 12 when a marker near the gazebo overlooking the Wellsburg Wharf is dedicated. It will be a special day , featuring war re-enactors and descendants of Gass. And, it will fall on the 250th anniversary of his birth.
There have been a few detours along the way to this latest recognition of Gass, whose bust and another marker are already located near the gazebo. The latest marker, which had been slated to have been placed at his grave, had been damaged during shipping, but officials at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs were able to provide a replica, which has been installed at the gazebo.
--Brock-Perry
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