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Clay County Wild Man

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Orval Elijah Brown, the "Clay County Wild Man"
Hearing of a Tarzan-like man who lived in a cave, visitors flocked to the Brown homestead to have their picture taken with the "Wild Man" for the price of 25 cents.
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