The fort was set up to protect early settlers from Indian raids.

Other colonists came to the area despite regular Indian raids.

At this site also occurred one of the area's last Indian raids in 1841.

Between 1853 and 1855, there were six Indian raids that killed 20 people.

The last Indian raid in the county occurred in 1877.

Many of these colonists, he explains, were killed in Indian raids.

In 1870 the uncle was killed in an Indian raid.

They initially built a fort for protection from Indian raids.

The caravan size increased later on to prevent Indian raids.

These Indian raids were especially unpleasant between 1778 and 1779.