Near Republic in Republic County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
US Flag Raised over Pawnee Republic
Photographed by Jay Sandhaus, October 7, 2016
1. US Flag Raised over Pawnee Republic Marker
Erected 1901 by Kansas State Historial Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1806.
Location. 39° 54.497′ N, 97° 51.653′ W. Marker is near Republic, Kansas, in Republic County. It can be reached from Pawnee Trail. Adjacent to the Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480 Pawnee Trail, Republic KS 66964, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and in the Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Scandinavia (approx. 8.6 miles away); Country of the Pawnee (approx. 8.6 miles away); American Legion Post No. 193 Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away).
Regarding US Flag Raised over Pawnee Republic. More information can be found in this book, which contains an account of the day the monument was dedicated, including several speeches:
https://books.google.com/books?id=q5FFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA261#v=onepage&q&f=false
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this page online
We meet on this historic spot, this hall of fame, to place a tablet to the memory of one of our early heroes, and to dedicate these grounds to the cause of freedom, to which he gave his young life; to perpetuate the record of one of the greatest peaceful victories of our history, a victory only possible by the rare judgment, tact and personality of the gallant young officer, Zebulon M. Pike. History places him on these grounds, over which floated the flag of one of the greatest nations of the world, surrounded by hundreds of warriors who recognized the sovereignty of that flag, while he, with a little band of travel-stained and weary men, demanded the lowering of the flag of Spain and substituting the stars and stripes. Incredible as it may seem, this demand was complied with, and on September 29, 1806, Kansas breezes were called upon for the last time to unfurl that flag which has floated over more of misery, more of oppression, more of treachery, than any emblem ever designed by man.
Also see . . .
1. The Kansas/Nebraska Debate: Finding where Zebulon Pike visited the Pawnee. The Kansas Constitutional website entry (Submitted on January 6, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination
Photographed by Jay Sandhaus, October 7, 2016
2. Marker placement outside the Pawnee Indian Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2017, by Jay Sandhaus of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2017, by Jay Sandhaus of Atlanta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
