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Fort Tackett

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Nearby stood Fort Tackett, which was destroyed by Indians in 1790. Near the fort the day before the attack, Mrs. John Young gave birth to a son, the first white child born in this valley. The Youngs and a few others escaped to Fort Lee.
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