Pigeon Roost
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N 38° 37.023 W 085° 46.426
16S E 606754 N 4274994
This sign marks a local massacre that occurred on September 3, 1812, just after the start of the war.
Waymark Code: WMH7H2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2013
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This sign indicates that a raid on Pigeon Roost was conducted by local Indians and was a part of the "ongoing conflict" between the settlers and local Indian tribes that were "influenced by the British". The sign further indicates this conflict was of the "contributing factors" to the War of 1812 in the West.
The full 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.
Date Erected/Dedicated: 2004
Who put it there? Private/Government?: Government
Location/Address:
US 31
Scottsburg, IN USA
47170
County/Province: Scott County/Indiana
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