We are in the process of restoring the Little Flock cemetery located between Elizabeth and Buena Vista in Harrison County. We have completed the clearing of all the underbrush and most of the trees. Only those trees that were too large to risk harming the stones have been left standing. A tree service would be necessary to clear those from the site. Next, we need to treat the area with herbicide to kill off the briars and weeds, and follow with stump removal treatment. After that, we will need to plant grass, erect a permanent marker, and if possible, fence the area to protect from vandals. Muscle power we have, money power we do not have. If you have an interest in preserving this Harrison County, treasure, we would love to hear from you.

The first burial was believed to be Benjamin Shields in May of 1819. There are at least 100 graves in the site, two or three Revolutionary War soldiers and three Civil War soldiers buried there. Most of the graves are marked with ordinary fieldstones. We would hope to provide permanent markers in place of those at some future date.

We welcome all to visit the cemetery and view its beauty. Each morning as we came into the site to work last month, we found deer grazing on the little remaining grass and squirrels eating hickory nuts in an old shagbark nearby while bluejays cracked beechnuts in the trees. It is truly a blessed and peaceful cemetery. The road into the site is cleared but accessible only by four wheel drive. We still need to improve the road with gravel.

I hope that all will understand that we did not do this for personal gain. Further, that all donations will go back into the care and preservation of this fine old cemetery. We have local support from family descendants of Nathan Veatch. Bernard Beauchemin and wife Sandra of Corydon were our hosts and co-workers on the project, and we owe them our deepest thanks.

Please contact me

Clarence Artie Dillman dee@ccrtc.com

Terry (Teresa)/ Soldier, Kansas / straub@jbntelco.com