Prairie Dog Creek by Sharon Black

DAR officials with flag in the forefront

It’s not every day one sees a Revolutionary soldier walking down a street in a small town like Long Island, Kansas. It’s not every day one sees those soldiers carrying a British flag or American or Kansas state flag.

But it did happen on October 26, 2024, in Phillips County Kansas at, of all places, near the town’s water tower. The DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) chapter Sarah Steward, along with the help of the Phillips County Historical Society, rededicated a plaque attached to a large green granite rock. The men in costume were the Sons of the American Revolution who were presenting the colors.

The DAR preserves history, provides education and promotes patriotism. The National Society was founded in 1890, the Kansas State Society in 1894, and the Sarah Steward Chapter in 1931.

Why were all the ceremonies taking place? It was Prairie Dog Creek, which is a tributary of the Republican River and flows for 246 miles through Kansas and Nebraska. But that’s not what it is known for. The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek (August 21, 1867) ended the Army’s offensive operations against the Indians on the Kansas frontier for the year.

It was a clash of cultures between the tribes and the white people and military.

Back at the Long Island Senior Center, refreshments were served to about 77 people.

Displays were present to inform about the battle, and where exactly it took place, a few miles north into Nebraska.

Plaque at Granite Rock

Prairie Dog Creek – Wikipedia

Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, Kansas – Legends of America

7/27 Indian Battle Prairie Dog (phillipscountyreview.com)

www.dar.org

www.kansasdar.org/sarahsteward

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Sharon Black

Sharon Black has been writing for many years including newspapers, short stories, and as a publisher. She was born in Nebraska and has lived in Kansas most of her life. In her hometown of Smith Center, Kansas, Willa Cather’s hometown is to the north and Bob Dole’s hometown is to the south. Sharon is a press release writer for the National Parks Arts Foundation and writes for b U n e k e magazine. The biggest project she has accomplished is the co-writer of the TV movie Home on the Range. The movie is about the song, which is the state song of Kansas and the lawsuit surrounding it in the 1930s and finding the rightful author of the song. Sharon is distantly related to the Mississippi writer Eudora Welty.

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