About 1812 the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile indians.The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls.After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and the inha…
In this area Joseph Kitchell who settled here in 1817 erected a Grist Mill and Distillery which eliminated the trip to Shakertown, Indiana where the farmers had previously taken their grain.Horses were used for power, grain was taken in pay, conve…