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Abb’s Valley, five miles southwest, was discovered by Absalom Looney. James Moore and Robert Poage were the first settlers, about 1770. In July 1786, Shawnee Indians raided the valley, killing or carrying the Moore family into captivity. Mary (Polly) Moore, Martha Evans, and James Moore, who had been captured earlier, finally returned. They are known as “The Captives of Abb’s Valley.”
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