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The Water Valley School House Nearly Moved to Eads in the 1970s – How is the Schoolhouse Connected to Sand Creek?
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The Water Valley Schoolhouse almost moved to Eads, CO in the 1970s. Fifty-one years ago, there were plans for the schoolhouse to move from its original location, at what was the Water Valley townsite, to Eads for restoration, according to the Kiowa County Press…
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George Bent: Indians “Took Stand to Fight” at Sand Creek
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site The theory that Sand Creek was a massacre is partly based on the idea the Indians were defenseless and unarmed. George Bent’s statements about Sand Creek are contrary to that theory. “Black Kettle’s wife was wounded 9 times at Sand Creek and Black Kettle…
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The Sand Creek Village Location According to Silas Soule and Other Eyewitnesses
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site What did soldiers, including Silas Soule, say about the location of Black Kettle’s village at Sand Creek? According to their accounts and testimonies, the alleged village location at the National Park Service Sand Creek site is not correct—their descriptions don’t fit the landscape there. …
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“The Valley of the Big Sandy”
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site What do we know about the location of Black Kettle’s village from the people who were there? Irving Howbert said the soldiers reached the top of a ridge and then saw a large Indian village off in the distance starting about three miles up…
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Is History Actually Written By The Victors?
By Mike Bowen, Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site It’s commonly believed that history is written by the victors. But how much of that is true? What we’ve learned studying Sand Creek and other historic battles like The Battle of Glorieta Pass, history has actually been written by historians, and sometimes re-written by…