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Minnesota Massacre of 1862 Leaves 800 Dead, People In Colorado Territory Fearful of Similar Attack
By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The Minnesota Massacre occurred August 17, 1862, leaving about 800 white people dead on the frontier. Nearly 300 Indians carried out the massacre, over two years before Sand Creek. Citizens of Colorado Territory were on high alert, and the Minnesota Massacre was certainly a…
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Mary Marble Presents on Town of Chivington History in 2013
Mary Marble, former Chivington, CO postmaster, presented on history of the town December of 2013. This was another well attended program put together by Chuck Bowen when he was vice president of PCHS. Mary worked as postmaster at the Chivington Post Office for 38 years—she retired in 1988. She spoke about what life was life…
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Plum Creek Massacre
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site On Aug. 8, 1864, more than 100 Indians attacked a wagon train carrying freight near present-day Lexington, NE. Eleven people were killed in the attack, including Thomas Morton, the owner of the freight wagons, and his brother-in-law, William Fletcher and his wife’s cousin, John…
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Happy Colorado Day
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Today marks the 148th anniversary of Colorado becoming a state. Colorado became a territory on February 28, 1861. According to colorado.gov, the Colorado State Constitution was drafted March 1, 1876, approved by the voters on July 1, and went into effect August 1, 1876. …
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Bowen Leads His First Sand Creek Tour in 1970
Tour Entertains Eads Babe Ruth Tournament Players Including Team From Lamar By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Over 25 years before Chuck and Sheri Bowen discovered the Lost Sand Creek Site, Chuck presented his first Sand Creek tour in the summer of ‘70. He was not aware at the time…