At the beginning…<\/em><\/p>\n
John Wade, Jr. was the first owner of the land where Monongah now sits. Early names for the town were Briartown and then Camdensburg, for Senator Johnson N. Camden. The post office was first know as Clarkson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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