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European-American hunters first settled in what is now Tyler County in 1792, near Friendly. Most were of Scotch-Irish, English, and German descent. After the Battle of Fallen Timbers, more settlers arrived, moving into land once used by Indians. In 1800, Henry Jolley built a ferry across the Ohio River at Sistersville. Charles Wells founded the county's oldest community, Wells Landing, in 1802, which later became Sistersville.
