Sand Creek

There are two streams that flow along segments of the dune field perimeter. Medano Creek flows along the east and southeastern sides of the dune field and Sand Creek flows along the northwestern side.The streams have a give and ...

Sandy Creek Settlement

Joseph Porlier Benac, Sandy Creek's first settler, was granted a tract of land here by the Potawatomi Indians Aug. 3, 1780. By the time of the War of 1812, sixteen homes lined the banks of the creek.

Retreating Indians swept ...

Sand Creek Massacre

The controversy surrounding this Civil War Monument has become a symbol of Coloradens' struggle to understand and take responsibility for our past. On November 29, 1864, Colorado's First and Third Cavalry, commanded by Colonel John Chivington, attacked Chief Black Kettle's ...