Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the Water Valley School House. It has been featured in some short films which are linked below and the documentation for the Water Valley townsite is very important to the Lost Sand Creek Site. Click on the links below the video to learn more.
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Learn more about the schoolhouse:
Water Valley Schoolhouse – A Testament of Truth – Learn how the schoolhouse represents truth at the Lost Sand Creek Site on the Bowen Meadow Ranch.
Water Valley Schoolhouse – A video detailing some of the history for the schoolhouse.
Water Valley Schoolhouse Nearly Moved to Eads (2025 blog) Learn more about the teachers that taught at the schoolhouse who met for a photo in the 1960s.
Water Valley Schoolhouse Nearly Moved to Eads (2026 blog)
Water Valley Schoolhouse – Short film. This video showcases how the schoolhouse was used as a school and for church services. It also connects the importance of the Water Valley townsite to the discovery of the Lost Sand Creek Site.
Private Mac: The James Carr Letter – Make sure to check out this short film from a letter a soldier wrote about finding his friend dead on the Sand Creek battleground.
The addition of Americas 250th flag is GREAT! I have always wondered why school houses were in the middle of nowhere. Love the research and artifacts. It seems America has lost the desire to keep their family tree in their back yard. So many have lost the PRIDE of their family and accomplishments contributing to American History. Thank you for keeping these histories relevant and alive.