White Rock Creek (Kansas)

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White Rock Creek
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Location of the mouth of White Rock Creek
Native nameRiviere Amiable  (French)
Location
Country United States
State Kansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Republic County, Kansas
  coordinates 39°57′19″N98°40′01″W / 39.9552912°N 98.6670128°W / 39.9552912; -98.6670128 [1]
Mouth Republican River
  location
Jewell County, Kansas
  coordinates
39°55′10″N97°51′21″W / 39.9194550°N 97.8558765°W / 39.9194550; -97.8558765 Coordinates: 39°55′10″N97°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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "White Rock Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 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.