White Rock Creek (Kansas)

White Rock Creek
White Rock Creek (Kansas) is located in Kansas
White Rock Creek (Kansas)
Location of the mouth of White Rock Creek
Native nameRiviere Amiable (French)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRepublic County, Kansas
 • coordinates39°57′19″N 98°40′01″W / 39.9552912°N 98.6670128°W / 39.9552912; -98.6670128[1]
MouthRepublican River
 • location
Jewell County, Kansas
 • coordinates
39°55′10″N 97°51′21″W / 39.9194550°N 97.8558765°W / 39.9194550; -97.8558765[1]
 • elevation
1,473 ft (449 m)

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.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "White Rock Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  2. ^ Switzer, Dale (December 2009). "White Rock and Lovewell". www.lovewellhistory.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. ^ "Jewell County, Kansas Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. December 2009. Retrieved 2019-03-15.