Sand Creek metal detecting Archives

Chuck, Mike, Joe and Tim metal detected near the 1865 Smoky Hill Trail at Bowen Meadow Ranch on Sand Creek. One piece […]

Primary Sources and Their Importance to the 1864 Sand Creek Event

By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site It’s often said that history is written by the victors. However, […]

Enjoy our new short film: The Water Valley Schoolhouse – A Testament of Truth. The Water Valley townsite was instrumental in helping […]

By Mike Bowen Co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site One of the biggest problems with labeling Sand Creek a massacre […]

Captives were in Black Kettle’s village at Sand Creek, per period documents that C.J. Pierce and Gina Ellis say they have found […]

By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site. Much of the information in this blog comes from the hearings […]

Chuck Bowen, Joe, Joey, Bailey and Tim metal detected at the 1865 Dubois (Eureka) Station on the Smoky Hill Trail at Sand […]

By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Indians taking captives, killing and scalping white settlers, and running off […]

Check out the video from our program at JJ’s Restaurant in Eads, CO Friday, March 1. Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the […]

By Mike Bowen co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Chuck Bowen and Joe Harbert metal detected along Sand Creek at […]