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What Did George Bent and Major Anthony Have to Say About the Government Offering Protection to the Indians at Sand Creek?

May 28, 2026

By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site One of the claims about Sand Creek is the Cheyenne and Arapaho were under the protection of the US government and the American flag. George Bent was present at Sand Creek, living as a Dog Soldier (warrior) in Black Kettle’s village. Major Anthony was…
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1935 Ford Part of Bowen Collection – Owned Years Ago By Bennie Fischer

May 18, 2026

This 1935 Ford is owned by Chuck Bowen and was owned by his late father-in-law many years ago. Make sure to watch the video below. Bennie Fischer, who was Sheri Bowen’s father, said he owned the car in the late 1930s. He became separated from it in the 1940s and repurchased the ‘35 in the early…
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How Did Lamar, CO Get its Name?

May 7, 2026

By Mike Bowen Many from Lamar, CO have heard the story about how the town came to be with moving Blackwell station in 1886. But you may not have heard how Lamar got its name. Our town of Lamar is named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar who was Secretary of the Interior from 1885-1888 and…
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Tombstone, AZ Deputy Sheriff, Who Witnessed Gunfight at O.K. Corral, Fought at Sand Creek

April 22, 2026

By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site William M. Breakenridge fought at Sand Creek when he was only 17. He wrote about his experience there and serving as a Deputy Sheriff in Tombstone, AZ in his book, Helldorado, published in 1928, just three years before his passing. One of the arguments…
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The Water Valley School House Nearly Moved to Eads in the 1970s – How is the Schoolhouse Connected to Sand Creek?

April 9, 2026

By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The Water Valley Schoolhouse almost moved to Eads, CO in the 1970s. Fifty-one years ago, there were plans for the schoolhouse to move from its original location, at what was the Water Valley townsite, to Eads for restoration, according to the Kiowa County Press…
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What Did George Bent and Major Anthony Have to Say About the Government Offering Protection to the Indians at Sand Creek?

1935 Ford Part of Bowen Collection – Owned Years Ago By Bennie Fischer

How Did Lamar, CO Get its Name?

Tombstone, AZ Deputy Sheriff, Who Witnessed Gunfight at O.K. Corral, Fought at Sand Creek

The Water Valley School House Nearly Moved to Eads in the 1970s – How is the Schoolhouse Connected to Sand Creek?

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