The settlement of Dyer County continues

Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Though there is some information about the settlement of Key Corner, less is known about the second settlement of Dyer County. This settlement is attributed to George Davis, William Martin, Jerry Pierce and Willis Chamberlain. It is not certain if this settlement had a name, though it seems clear that Martin's Landing was one of the early landmarks. The landing would have been located on the Forked Deer River, south of what we now call Powell's Road. We known the settlement was established around 1821 and was very near present day RoEllen, but the name Roellen would not be applied for many years.

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