Pigeon Roost
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N 38° 37.023 W 085° 46.426
16S E 606754 N 4274994
This sign memorializes those lost in an Indian Raid at the start of the War of 1812.
Waymark Code: WMH7GZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2013
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Pigeon Roost was a small community of settlers, 24 of whom lost their lives on September 3, 1812 in an Indian Raid. There is a memorial and small state historic site just off the main highway. The sign reads as follows:
Side one:
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 and Fort Wayne were attacked by Indians. The U.S. had declared war on Great Britain, June 18, 1812.
Side two:
The Pigeon Roost raid was part of the ongoing conflict between Indians—influenced by the British—and settlers along the frontier, one of the contributing factors of the War of 1812 in the west. The State of Indiana appropriated $2, 000 for construction of the memorial here, dedicated October 1, 1904. This site became a State Historic Site 1929.
County: Scott
Year Placed: 2004
Name: Pigeon Roost
ID#: 72.2004.1
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