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Before establishment of native populations in the area, the river served as an important pathway for nomadic tribes, most notably the well-preserved [[Tribe Hb-238NA]], who were either the earliest recorded permanent settlers of the area or crushed and preserved in a mud slide. | Before establishment of native populations in the area, the river served as an important pathway for nomadic tribes, most notably the well-preserved [[Tribe Hb-238NA]], who were either the earliest recorded permanent settlers of the area or crushed and preserved in a mud slide. | ||
Colonel Moses Porson settled early [[Porsonville]] in 1760, securing the land through a bartering exchange with Tinget natives. The Tinget lived in small houseboats on the Opocheeka River, feeding almost entirely on crawdads. Porson forced the tribes out of the area by damming the Opocheeka. | Colonel Moses Porson settled early [[Porsonville]] in 1760, securing the land through a bartering exchange with Tinget natives. The Tinget lived in small houseboats on the Opocheeka River, feeding almost entirely on crawdads. Porson forced the tribes out of the area by damming the Opocheeka. Porson Dam was destroyed by a suicide bomber in the American Civil War. | ||