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Branson, MO Vacation Vlog
We recently vacationed in Branson, MO. Check out our video below. Look for the car from The Beverly Hillbillies. We visited the Wilson’s Creek National Battleground. George Bent fought there in the Civil War. You may enjoy reading about our incredible Sand Creek discovery. Check out more blogs on this website and click on the…
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What Was George Bent’s Involvement in the Civil War and How Did Fort Lyon Get its Name?
Chuck and Mike Bowen visited the Battle of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Sunday, October 22. It is located near Springfield, MO. The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was a Confederate victory, led by General Sterling Price. Among his troops was George Bent. After Bent was finished with his schooling years, which he completed in the Kansas…
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How Was Jake Fleagle Caught?
The Fleagle Gang robbed the First National Bank of Lamar on May 23, 1928. Ralph and Jake Fleagle were joined by two companions. Ralph and the companions were caught, arrested, prosecuted and hanged. It was the first criminal case using a finger print. Jake Fleagle got away and eluded capture for two years. How was…
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Memories of Galatea, Colorado
Galatea was located fourteen miles west of Eads and was platted in November 1887. The post office opened December 2, 1887 and closed October 1948. The town had a population of 330 in May 1888. The town included two grocery stores, a blacksmith shop, lumber yard, pool hall, saloon, restaurant, two hotels, livery stable, elevator,…
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Wulsten Leads German Immigrants Across Present-Day Bowen Meadow Ranch
General Carl Wulsten along with 397 German immigrants and 35 wagons left Chicago by a train February 8, 1870 to establish a German colony in the Wet Mountain Valley south of Cañon City, CO. They changed trains at Kansas City, and the Kansas Pacific took them to Wallace about the 1st of March, where they…