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The Trinity River at Dallas
Whether you're driving south or north over Interstate 35E to pass by downtown Dallas, poor you, you'll eventually cross the Trinity River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 3
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The Oldest Church in Louisiana
St. Anne's Church in Natchitoches Parish may be the church with the oldest congregation in the state of Louisiana.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 17, 2024
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Pancanula or Pauchunla or Paucaunla or Pa...whatever in old Panola County, Chickasaw Nation
In May 1899. a letter in a Denison newspaper appeared about a "new, thriving, up-to-date town" named Pancanula, Chickasaw Nation.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 2, 2024
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Endangered Peery Cemetery in Cooke County, Texas
The Peery Cemetery in Cooke County, Texas is endangered by the development of a 7-Eleven.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 25, 2024
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Impending Construction at Crutchfield Cemetery in Denton County
Crutchfield Cemetery is an African American burial ground that is all but forgotten among a a construction boom in eastern Denton County.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 17, 2024
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Triangle Motel on Route 66 in Amarillo
When Route 66 served as the main highway through Amarillo, the Triangle Motel on the east side was the first place west-bound travelers saw.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 1, 2024
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The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66
The northwestern portions of the Ozark Trail were subsumed by the federal highway project designated as US 66, aka the original Route 66.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 27, 2024
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Railroad Ruin in Sherman
Along Cherry Street in downtown Sherman is an interesting ruin behind the 1888 Cottonbelt railroad depot.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 30, 2024
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The Electric Interurban Railway Systems of North Texas
The electric interurban railway systems connected cities along the region designated as "North Texas."
Robin Cole-Jett
May 27, 2024
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Indian City, USA
Several years ago, I took a road trip and found myself at Indian City, USA. I'm glad I did, because Indian City, USA is no more.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 8, 2024
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A Visit to Red River Station
Red River Station was the fabled crossing for the Abilene Cattle Trail at the Red River in Montague County during the 1870s and 1880s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 31, 2024
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Devol Calaboose, and not much else
Besides the calaboose, there's not much else in Devol to explain the town's former industriousness.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 25, 2024
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Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes
From 1893 to 1920, Rainy Mountain Indian School "Americanized" children from the Kiowa and Apache tribes, and now lies as an unmarked ruin.
Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 26, 2023
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Long gone Medicine Mound, Texas
Medicine Mound is southwest of Chillicothe in Hardeman County, Texas along what was once the Kansas, Mexico & Orient Railway.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 23, 2023
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Sketch of the Pawnee (Wichita) Village by George Catlin
The Pawnee/ Wichita village that George Catlin sketched was abandoned by the 1860s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 9, 2023
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Old Trinity River Locks and Dams in Dallas
At the turn of the 20th century, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Trinity River and built locks and dams south of Dallas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 9, 2023
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Ancient Pyramid Mounds at Marksville, Louisiana
Near Marksville, Louisiana sit 2,500 year old, human constructed mounds... ancient, earthen pyramids. They've been abandoned once again.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 6, 2023
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The Red River Toll Bridge at Sacra's Ferry at Brown Springs
In 1931, the toll bridge at the former Sacra's Ferry site across from Brown Springs closed for good in favor of a free bridge a upstream.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
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The Old Paris Cemeteries
Paris, Texas has several inactive, old cemeteries within its city limits.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 19, 2023
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Denison, Railroad City
The MKT made Denison a very important railroad city after the Civil War.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 18, 2023
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