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By Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
Pigeon Roost Marker
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| | A community established here in 1809 was attacked by Indians on September 3, 1812; 15 children and 9 adults were massacred; only one family escaped to spread the alarm. — — Map (db m99659) HM |
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Pigeon Roost, settled 1809 in Clark County, was attacked on September 3, 1812. Over twenty settlers and an unknown number of Indians were killed. Clark County militia unsuccessfully pursued the remaining Indians. That same month Fort Harrison . . . — — Map (db m99656) HM |
| | This burial site is for the victims of the Pigeon Roost Massacre in 1812 and was originally marked by only a few stones and a large Sassafras tree. This stump monument denotes the area of the original tree — — Map (db m245523) HM |
Jun. 2, 2024