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  • Sand Creek: A Sensible Place For a Winter Camp?

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Did the Indians camp below a bluff at Sand Creek? Would that be a sensible place for a winter camp?  One of the biggest problems with the Sand Creek massacre claim is the alleged massacre location.  If the Indians at Sand Creek were indeed…

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  • Primary Sources and Their Importance to the 1864 Sand Creek Event

    By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site  It’s often said that history is written by the victors. However, that’s not the case with Sand Creek.  What’s been passed down for nearly 160 years about the 1864 Sand Creek event is mostly from oral history. Eyewitness accounts and physical evidence have played…

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  • The Water Valley Schoolhouse – A Testament of Truth

    Enjoy our new short film: The Water Valley Schoolhouse – A Testament of Truth. The Water Valley townsite was instrumental in helping document the Lost Sand Creek Site. Learn more about rifle pits: FactOrFiction5. Also see chapters 4 and 13 of our book, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site. Learn more about Robert McFarland:…

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  • How Did Bowen Know He Was Finding Tipi Sites and What is the Significance to Sand Creek?

    By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site One of the biggest problems with labeling Sand Creek a massacre is the lack of period artifacts at the alleged massacre location.  The National Park Service claims Black Kettle’s village was camped below the bluff at what is now their Sand Creek historic site.…

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  • See Photos From the 4,000+ Sand Creek Artifacts Found at Lost Sand Creek Site

    Chuck and Sheri Bowen found over 4,000 battle and village related artifacts at the Lost Sand Creek Site, all starting over two miles up the creek from the National Park Service Sand Creek Site. The Bowens’ incredible discovery shows where Black Kettle’s village was camped and where fighting took place. The artifacts were found scattered…

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