How Did Sand Creek Become Lost? Book Signing at Otero Museum April 29

Description: How Did Sand Creek Become Lost? Book Signing at Otero Museum April 29, 2023.


Published: 04/13/2023
Byline: SECO News

How Did Sand Creek Become Lost? Book Signing at Otero Museum April 29

LA JUNTA, CO - Mike Bowen and Chuck Bowen, co-authors, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, will be presenting on How Sand Creek Became Lost at the Otero Museum at 3rd and Anderson in La Junta on Saturday, April 29 from 2 - 4 p.m. 

The program is free to attend. Books will be available to purchase and there is no additional charge to get your book signed. 

We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site is a detailed account about how Chuck and Sheri Bowen used eyewitness accounts to find places to search for artifacts on his family’s cattle ranch. The research began in 1995, and by 1997, Chuck had discovered over 3,000 1860s artifacts.

The ranch included over seven miles of the creek, starting two miles above the Sand Creek monument. It is the only book based on eyewitness accounts, discovery of artifacts and how they affect the traditional Sand Creek story. There are a lot of misunderstandings concerning Sand Creek, and this book provides clarity on information that hasn’t been made available before. The location of the artifacts sheds new light on where things happened. Artifacts were found over several miles, showing how spread out the village and running battle locations were.

This book chronicles a lifetime of experience for Chuck on that part of Sand Creek which was instrumental in the research and discovery. Artifacts discovered include kettle fragments, arrowheads, bullets, cannonball shell fragments, and fire pits, to name a few. 

There will be a sampling of artifacts on display at the program. 

To learn more about this book and discovery, check out www.thelostsandcreek.com. There is a blog, photos of artifacts, plus information on the book and authors.  

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