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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 6, 2023
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.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 2, 2023
Maps of the Rapids at Alexandria in the Civil War
Two maps of the rapids at Alexandria during the Civil War reside in the Library of Congress.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 28, 2023
Marion Post, Photographer of Cane River Creoles
Marion Post (later, Marion Post Wolcott) was the first photographer to document the Cane River Creole culture of Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
Grand Ecore Fight
Today, Grand Ecore is referred to mainly as a geological feature, but there is a TON of human history on this bluff.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Olmsted and the Gaines Ferry
In a description of his travels to Texas, Olmsted and his party pushed on to Gaines Ferry on the Sabine River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Sykes Ferry at Dorcheat Bayou, Louisiana
Sykes (Sikes) Ferry Road passing over Dorcheat Bayou north of Minden in central Webster Parish, Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Western Louisiana in the Civil War
When the capitol of Louisiana faced Union Control and Reconstruction during the Civil War, western Louisiana descended into lawlessness.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Sang pour Sang
The bones of the Natchez warriorss could be seen there years afterwards at Lake Sang pour Sang — "Blood for Blood."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
St. Paul Bottom in Shreveport
Established by freed African Americans in 1865, St. Paul Bottom bordered Twelve Mile Bayou in the northwest section of downtown Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 19, 2023
Shreve Report on the Completion of the Red River Raft Removal
This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 18, 2023
The Peru Ferry near Gilliam, Louisiana
The Peru Ferry near Gilliam served passengers and oil field traffic between Gilliam, Louisiana and the Old Plain Dealing Road.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
The Yattassee Village along the Red River
A 1721 map places the Yattassee village (spelled Yatachez) on the eastern side of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
La Harpe and the Nassonite Trading Post
De la Harpe and his men built a wooden trading post at the "abandoned village of the Nassonite chief."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Fort Claiborne, Unwanted
The conflict between the American new-comers and the "old inhabitants" could be seen with the establishment of Fort Claiborne.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Fort Jesup on the Spanish Road in No Man's Land
Fort Jesup, erected in 1822 along the Camino de Real (Spanish Road) replaced Fort Claiborne of 1804.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Bernard de la Harpe and the Unicorn on the Ouachita River
While at the Ouachita River, Bernard de la Harpe claimed to have eaten a unicorn.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
The Colfax Massacre
The Colfax Massacre along the Red River was the most violent episode in Reconstruction Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 11, 2023
The Great Raft of the Red River
The Great Raft of the Red River: A Massive Log Jam with its own Eco System
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023
Some Freedmen's Bureau Records from the Red River Valley
Records by the Freedmen's Bureau from the Red River Valley describe horrors.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
Natchitoches, le French and Creole City
The French and Creole City of Natchitoches is the oldest colonial city in the Louisiana Purchase.
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