White Rock Creek (Kansas) Explained

White Rock Creek
Pushpin Map:Kansas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of White Rock Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Kansas
Source1 Location:Republic County, Kansas
Source1 Coordinates:39.9553°N -98.667°W
Mouth:Republican River
Mouth Location:Jewell County, Kansas
Mouth Coordinates:39.9195°N -97.8559°W
Mouth Elevation:1473feet

White Rock Creek is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Republican River, it flows through northern Kansas.

History

The mouth of White Rock Creek was the location where a group of six buffalo hunters from Waterville, Kansas were killed by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers in May 1869.[1] Also in May of 1869, the Excelsior Colony from New York, took claims along White Rock Creek and built a blockhouse north of the present town of Mankato. By June 1869, all of the settlers had left because of conflicts with the Indians.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Switzer . Dale . White Rock and Lovewell . www.lovewellhistory.com . December 2009 . 2019-03-15.
  2. Web site: Jewell County, Kansas Genealogy and History . genealogytrails.com . December 2009 . 2019-03-15.