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turned, they settled on the east side (others moved to the east
side) to have the stream between them and the Indians of the
West.
A preacher, Z. N. Morrell, and his family arrived early in 1836,
Morrell having been there in 1835 on a prospecting trip. For the
people there, he became religious leader, farmer, Indian fighter,
and servant. At the request of the people, he made several trips
southward for ammunition and supplies. While away on one trip,
Indians attacked the fort and his wife and children were forced
to flee for their lives. Afterwards, the Morrells moved away for
safety. Their names are definitely linked with the early history
of the Falls County area, and, in later years, the preacher organ-
ized a number of churches in Falls County.
After 1837, a frontier settlement sprang up east of the river,
which someone named "Bucksnort" in a bit of hilarity. It existed
for about sixteen years, at one time an important trading center.
Farther east Blue Ridge gained importance and influence, and
about two miles south of the present town of Marlin, John Mar-
lin built a rectangular log house of heavy oak logs, laid close
together and notched to form holes from which to watch and
shoot. This house became "Fort Marlin," because it was a defense
center and Marlin was an Indian fighter.
About seven miles north of Fort Marlin, George Morgan built
his log home, and on January 1, 1839, when Morgan and
other men of the neighborhood were away, Indians raided the
place, massacred women and children, scalped them, and left some
severely wounded. When survivors reached Fort Marlin and told
of Morgan's massacre, the people went to the ill-fated home,
cared for the wounded, and buried the dead.
Ten days later, seventy Indians, believed to have been the same
who perpetrated the Morgan's massacre, attacked Fort Marlin
but were repulsed with the loss of several of their number by
two men and two boys who suffered no casualties.
The people now realized that they must either "take care" of
the Indians quickly, or desert the place, or be annihilated. A
posse, formed under command of Benjamin Bryant, found Chief
Jose Maria and the Indians a short distance east of the scene of
Morgan's massacre. The desperate battle which took place (Bat-222
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