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Samuel I. Cabell was murdered on his plantation at Institute, Kanawha County
One of the more remarkable stories in West Virginia history is the relationship between Mary Barnes and Samuel Cabell. Barnes had been enslaved by Cabell on his Kanawha River plantation at what is now Institute, Kanawha County. While similar stori...
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