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===Bethany Creek===

A few years after the capture of Anahiwa, Bethany Creek was the scene of a bloody massacre.  A new settlement was planned for the site but the first group of settlers found a group of the nomadic Kenebune, whom the settlers called the "Mountain People," already occupying the area.  The Elders decided to remove the Kenebune by force and the Dogs of Gilead were called to action.  This early Pack was comprised of only ten members, but they accounted for more than 50 dead men, women, and children that night.  The Dogs apparently slipped into the campsite under the cover of darkness and slit the throats of the sleeping natives.  Many were killed before the alarm was raised.  Once the camp was awake and armed, the fight became more frantic.  Three Dogs, including Ukaiah Heap, were killed before the fighting was over.  Only a handful of Kenebune survivors escaped to tell the true tale of this atrocity.  As the settlement at Bethany Creek grew, tales of that original battle grew into a monument to the bravery of the three perished Dogs.  They became "The Heroes of Bethany."

- Dr. A. Emme Haron, Professor of Native Studies, Bridal Falls College

See also "Dogs of Gilead," "Heroes of Bethany," and "Kenebune"