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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…
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Teenage Boy Scalped Four Months Before Sand Creek
In July 1864, four months before Sand Creek, Robert McGee, a teenage boy, was among a party attacked and scalped by Sioux Indians. The Indians camped with Black Kettle at Sand Creek were Cheyenne and Arapaho. However, “Sioux and Cheyennes have been living together for over 100 years,” George Bent said (Bent to Hyde,…
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Sand Creek Running Drone Video
Sand Creek ran on our ranch, the Lost Sand Creek Site, in Cheyenne County, Colorado in June. It was the biggest it ran on this part of Sand Creek since the 1965 flood. Videos of the creek running at its widest are linked at the bottom of this blog. The creek receded significantly but continued…
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Throwing Bottles in Running Sand Creek
Sand Creek had its biggest run on our ranch in Cheyenne County, Colorado since the 1965 flood. On June 19, 2023, we threw two bottles in the creek at the edge of the property while the creek was running. It left our property and immediately went into Kiowa County. We are curious how far the…