On September 3, 1812, Indians, mostly Shawnee, killed 24 settlers, including 15 children, in a massacre in the village. Two children were kidnapped and four Indians killed.
They first attacked the cabin of Elias Payne. His wife and seven children were killed and scalped. The Indians then found Elias and his brother-in-law Isaac Coffman in the woods and killed Isaasc. Elias Payne was wounded, but bled to death. His grave was later destroyed by I-65 construction.
Militia from nearby Charlestown gave chase, but lost the Indians.
Pigeon Roost was rebuilt, but later abandoned. The victims were buried in a mass grave.
In 1904, a $2,000, 44-foot obelisk was erected and in 1929, it became a state historic site.
More recently, markers of the event were placed on US-31.
I'd Never Heard of This Before. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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