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==History of the bayou==
==History of the bayou==
The land along the Dorcheat was settled by the Caddo [[Indians]]. The names "Dorcheat" and "Bistineau" come from the Caddo and mean "people" and "big broth," respectively, the latter a reference to floating plant debris still found in the lake. In 1835, the Caddo signed a treaty with the United States government and left the Dorcheat country. A few white traders, trappers, and hunters had arrived in the area even before the Indians left. The early settlers used the Dorcheat because of log jams on the Red River, which were later eliminated by Captain Henry Miller Shreve (1785 – 1851), for whom [[Shreveport]] is named.<ref name=lebreton/>
The land along the Dorcheat was settled by the Caddo [[Indians]]. The names "Dorcheat" and "Bistineau" come from the Caddo and mean "people" and "big broth," respectively, the latter a reference to floating plant debris still found in the lake. In 1835, the Caddo signed a treaty with the United States government and left the Dorcheat country. A few white traders, trappers, and hunters had arrived in the area even before the Indians left. The early settlers used the Dorcheat because of log jams on the Red River, which were later eliminated by Captain Henry Miller Shreve (1785-1851), for whom [[Shreveport]] is named.<ref name=lebreton/>
Isaac Alden, who arrived from New Orleans prior to the [[War of 1812]], was one of the first white settlers in the Dorcheat country. A decade later, John Murrell arrived from [[Tennessee]]. Newett Drew, a native of [[Virginia]] and an ancestor of Judges Richard Maxwell Drew, [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], [[Harmon Caldwell Drew]], R. Harmon Drew, Sr. (1917-1995), and current Circuit Judge [[Harmon Drew, Jr.]], constructed a [[sawmill]] and gristmil] at Dorcheat in 1821, from which appeared the settlement of the defunct Overton community in south Webster Parish. The settlers were dependent on the connection with the Red River as a tributary of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=lebreton/>
Isaac Alden, who arrived from New Orleans prior to the [[War of 1812]], was one of the first white settlers in the Dorcheat country. A decade later, John Murrell arrived from [[Tennessee]]. Newett Drew, a native of [[Virginia]] and an ancestor of Judges Richard Maxwell Drew, [[Richard Cleveland Drew]], [[Harmon Caldwell Drew]], R. Harmon Drew, Sr. (1917-1995), and current Circuit Judge [[Harmon Drew, Jr.]], constructed a [[sawmill]] and gristmil] at Dorcheat in 1821, from which appeared the settlement of the defunct Overton community in south Webster Parish. The settlers were dependent on the connection with the Red River as a tributary of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=lebreton/>