Cross Timbers

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Josiah Gregg and the Prairie Dogs

In his 1844 journal of his trading expeditions to Santa Fe, Josiah Gregg devoted at least four pages to the prairie dog.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 24

The Fort Bird Treaty of 1842

After the Battle of Village Creek, the Republic of Texas signed the Fort Bird Treaty of 1842.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 12

Thousands of Mounds, or: Red River Acne

What are these "earth pimples" (acne!) as some researchers have described the circular mounds that appear in all over the Red River Valley?

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 5

The Ghost of Burneyville's Hotel

Burneyville's hotel was once a real beauty, but nothing remains of it.

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Pancanula or Pauchunla or Paucaunla or Pa...whatever in old Panola County, Chickasaw Nation

Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 2

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.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 25

The Camp Napoleon Treaty

A Peace Treaty that wasn't supposed to be peaceful was signed by the tribes southern Indian Territory at Camp Napoleon in May 1865.

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An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 21

An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas

Discovery of an ancient village at Fish Creek, formerly a channel of the Red River in Cooke County, Texas, explains Cross Timbers people.

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The Thompson House, oldest in Grayson County, and some confusing images by THC

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 18

The Thompson House, oldest in Grayson County, and some confusing images by THC

Photos by THC in the 1970s depict the Thompson House, Grayson County's oldest, still extant structure. Well, kind of.

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Depictions of the Western Interior Seaway

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 18

Depictions of the Western Interior Seaway

he Western Interior Seaway of the Mesozoic Era is the reason that the Red River Valley of the South is extremely rich in fossils.

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Endangered Peery Cemetery in Cooke County, Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 25

Endangered Peery Cemetery in Cooke County, Texas

The Peery Cemetery in Cooke County, Texas is endangered by the development of a 7-Eleven.

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Impending Construction at Crutchfield Cemetery in Denton County

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 17

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.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 10

More Warren's Trading Post Maps

I found two other maps of Texas, both from the period after Texas statehood (1845), that shows Warren's trading posts.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 5

Warren's Trading House at Salt Creek?

Pressler's 1867 shows Warren's Trading House sandwiched between Panther and Salt Creek (TX), and near Red Creek (OK), but not on Mud Creek.

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Robin Cole-Jett

May 8

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.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Mar 31

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.

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All that was lost under Lake Texoma, Part II: Basin Springs, Steedman, Hagerman, and Cedar Mills

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 31, 2023

All that was lost under Lake Texoma, Part II: Basin Springs, Steedman, Hagerman, and Cedar Mills

Basin Springs, Steedman aka Hagerman, and Cedar Mills and were drowned by Lake Texoma.

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White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise Counties Meet

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 1, 2023

White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise Counties Meet

In 1868, a battle between native Plains warriors and American settlers took place at White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise counties meet.

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Sand Springs at Waterloo Lake by Denison

Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 28, 2023

Sand Springs at Waterloo Lake by Denison

One of the most historic places in Grayson County, Texas is Waterloo Lake in Denison, fed by Sand Springs, a natural watering hole.

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Cross Timbers Map from 1844 by Josiah Gregg

Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 24, 2023

Cross Timbers Map from 1844 by Josiah Gregg

The Cross Timbers is well defined on this 1844 map by Josiah Gregg.

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Sketch of the Pawnee (Wichita) Village by George Catlin

Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 9, 2023

Sketch of the Pawnee (Wichita) Village by George Catlin

The Pawnee/ Wichita village that George Catlin sketched was abandoned by the 1860s.

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