The Lost Sand Creek

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  • The Lost Sand Creek at Lamar Days

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Lost Sand Creek booth at Lamar Days!  We had a sampling of Sand Creek artifacts on display. Chuck and Sheri Bowen have discovered well over 4,000 period artifacts which shows the location of Black Kettle’s village…

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  • Lt. Bowen Shares WWII Stories in 2001 Interview 

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site  Charles Benson Bowen, known as “Buster” by his family and friends, served as a Lieutenant in World War II.  He was a Navigator on a B-25 bomber, with the Air Apaches 345th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Corps. He enlisted in…

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  • Did Black Kettle Hold White Captives at Sand Creek?

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Indians taking captives, killing and scalping white settlers, and running off stock, are among the reasons soldiers were organized to fight at Sand Creek.  It has been argued over the years that Black Kettle was a peace chief, but what many don’t realize, is…

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  • Bill Huffman Presents in 2016 on Gun Found at Sand Creek in 1891

    Bill Huffman, the grandson of William “Buster” Albright, recently passed away. He was 84. Buster found a gun on Sand Creek in 1891, ten miles north of Chivington. The spot he found the gun would become part of the Bowen family ranch. Chuck and Sheri Bowen discovered over 4,000 Sand Creek period artifacts on the…

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  • The Jayhawker at Sand Creek

    By Mike Bowen – Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site P. M. Williams, known as Lant, fought at Sand Creek. He was only nineteen. He was one of four veteran soldiers that held a reunion in 1908 and tried to mark the spot where they fought. He was living in Bennington, KS at…

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