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Rocky Ford Watermelon Day Early 1900s
Enjoy these photos of Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford, CO in the early 1900s. We believe it was 1903. The photos were taken by Frank Sherman, who famously photographed a cattle drive by the Holt Cattle Company in southeast Colorado. These photos are in the Bowen collection, and the black and white photos were colorized.…
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Plum Creek Massacre: A Catalyst For Sand Creek
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 from Sidney, Iowa, to Denver. 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,…
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Bowen Presents in Springfield, CO on How Sand Creek Became Lost
How did Sand Creek become lost? Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, presented on the book and how Sand Creek became lost. The program was held Tuesday, August 1 in Springfield, CO at the museum. There are a lot of misunderstandings concerning the 1864 Sand Creek event, and this book provides…
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Bowen Leads First Sand Creek Tour in 1970
Chuck Bowen led his first Sand Creek tour 53 years ago. He was not aware at the time of the massive discovery he would make in the 1990s, which reveals the real Sand Creek site. A Babe Ruth tournament was held in Eads, CO Thursday, July 30 – Sunday, August 2, 1970, and the Sand…
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How Did Sand Creek Become Lost? – Cheyenne Wells, CO Presentation
We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site co-author, Mike Bowen, presented on how Sand Creek became lost in Cheyenne Wells, CO on Friday, July 21. The program was sponsored by the Eastern Colorado Historical Society. Watch the presentation below: (blog continues below the video) Give us a follow on Facebook: BowenHistory Buy a copy of…