Chenoweth Massacre

The Chenoweth Massacre of July 17, 1789 was the last major Native American raid in present-day Louisville, Kentucky.

Captain Richard Chenoweth, builder of Fort Nelson, was stationed with his family northeast of present-day Middletown when a large band of Native Americans (likely Shawnee) attacked from across the Ohio River.

They killed three of Chenoweth's children, Levi, Margaret and Polly and two of the soldiers.

Chenoweth's wife, Margaret "Peggy" née McCarthy was pierced through the lungs by an arrow and seriously wounded.

She survived and wore a hat for the rest of her life to conceal the scars.