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1802 - 1888
Blacksmith, innkeeper, an operator of the "Underground Railroad". A Captain of the Doddridge County Militia, a member of the first West Virginia State Legislature in 1863, serving 3 terms. The Founder and Grand Royal Gyascutis of the Most Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampsus Vitus, Ephraim was known throughout the country as a garrulous story-teller and practical joker. Legend has it that around 1845, 1st U.S. Ambassador Caleb Cushing returned from negotiating a treaty with China & entrusted Ephraim Bee with the Sacred Mantel of Grand Llama and Mutuals from either the Mysterious Emperor of the Celestial Kingdom of China or by the Remnant of the "Sons Of Liberty", notably agents of the late great Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Bee then brought forth and promoted the rapid growth of E Clampsus Vitus. In the years to follow, ECV spread like "wildfire" and became prominent during the California Gold Rush. In 1931, ECV was reorganized in San Francisco with the motto "Credo Quia Absurdum" and became the thriving historical society it is today.Details
| HM Number | HML9X |
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| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
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| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Beehive Lodge Number One in cooperation with Western Brethren of The Ancient And Honorable Order Of E Clampus Vitus |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 4:10pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 514546 N 4345859 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.26195000, -80.83138333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 15.717', W 80° 49.883' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 15' 43.02" N, 80° 49' 52.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 304 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 71280-71316 County Rte 50/30, West Union WV 26456, US |
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