Disappearing Fort Griffin!
Founded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021
All that was lost under Lake Texoma: Woodville, Aylesworth, Achaeology, and more
Lake Texoma left archaeology and the towns of Aylesworth and Woodville, among others, beneath its waters.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021
Battlin' Catlin
In 1834, George Catlin accompanied the first dragoon expedition, helmed by Generals Henry Dodge and Henry Leavenworth, from Kansas into...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 4, 2018
Slices of Sibley
Sibley (1757-1837) is buried in the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. John Sibley was the first Indian Agent in the Louisiana...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 12, 2018
Fort Towson Remains
Fort Towson in today’s Choctaw County, was established in 1824.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 25, 2018
Union Relics from the Red River Campaign at Bailey's Dam, Alexandria, Louisiana
Nathan Banks, Union general, left a relic of the Red River Campaign at Bailey's Dam in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 17, 2018
Caddos along the Red River Valley
Three major Native American tribes called the Red River Valley of the Southwest home long before Europeans staked their claims. The...
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