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Pioneer Story with an unhappy ending
The 1782 raid on the Davies family involved plundering, captivity, and a partial scalping of the eldest son, with a rescue from Davies Station recovering all but the son wounded.
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Pioneer Story with an unhappy ending
The family of Samuel Davies resided in what is now Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1782, when an Indian attacked him by surprise while he was working in a field. It was fortunate that he bested the Indian as he hurried to the family cabin, wife and kids, where he found they too were in danger. As he neared the family dwelling he concealed himself in a nearby field to assess the situation. He soon determined his cabin was full of Indians. Unable to r…
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right5Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Right
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources lean Right
83% Right
C 17%
R 83%
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