Shelby County Block Houses

To protect themselves, residents would also construct blockhouses on their property. Cephas Carey, an early Shelby County settler, built a stockade on the Carey land for the protection of those in the Hardin (Turtle Creek Township) area, and during the War of 1812, it was occupied by a squad of soldiers for more than a year. This ‘community’ led to the founding of and eventual establishment of the area’s first (temporary) county seat.

'Indian' segment written in December, 1997 by David Lodge

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