Buchanan's Station

    Buchanan's Station was built in 1813 by William Buchanan, John and David, his brothers, an George Benfiel, upon the land of the three Buchanan's. The fort was a square building of sixty feet front, built solid, and pierced with loop-holes for firing from. The upper story -rather the roof -projected over the wall of the main building, so as to overlook the sides. There were four block houses in a line, extending about 300 to 400 feet, in which the families of the country congregated and lived when danger of an Indian raid was feared. It was at this time the extreme frontier of the country was in that direction, and was garrisoned the greater part of the time, for three or four years, by the rangers under Captain Dunn and Captain Hillis.

    It was situated about three miles north-east of Canaan on the line dividing Jefferson and Ripley Counties.

Source: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. By John M. Gresham & Co., 1889.