No Man's Land, AKA the Disputed Territory
Until the 1830s, the Disputed Territory along the Red River, where Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana meet, was a "no man's land."
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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 27
The Red River Expedition, Corps of Discovery, 1806
For Thomas Jefferson, the most important Corps of Discovery in the Louisiana Purchase was the expedition up the Red River of 1806.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 24
Testimony by Francois Grappe about the French along the Red River in New Orleans Territory
In 1805, Dr. Sibley took the testimony of Francis Grappe about French settlements along the Red River in New Orleans Territory.
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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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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 6
Map, mis-dated
Two maps of the Missouri Territory were either made with a time machine, or one of them is a wee bit older.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 22
A 1656 Map of Naguatex and the Gentleman of Elvas
A 1656 map shows villages like Naguatex, which were described in the 1557 book, Gentleman of Elvas, about the de Soto expedition.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 27
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.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 17
Coates' Bluff, the Original Shreveport
Coates' Bluff was Shreveport's original settlement, the site of a trading post within a Caddoan village.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 12
First Map of the Mississippi
According to Jacques Marquette in 1673, this is the "First Map of the Mississippi River."
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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
Jun 2
A Map about an unrealized Future
A map about an unrealized future, drawn to indicate where the Texas & Pacific Railroad would pass once it was built west of Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 30
Measuring the Index Line at Logansport
The Index Line stretched all the way from Logansport north to the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 20
A Busy Saturday in Durant
An undated photograph depicts "a busy Saturday in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 18
A Map of Native America
This French map from 1783 combines European claims and native America.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 11
Scandalous Toll Bridges across the Red River
In 1929, the U.S. legislature wanted to eliminate toll bridges across the Red River (and other places) due to scandalous behavior.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 21, 2023
German Map of Arkansas, 1824
This 1824 German map of Arkansas Territory is a lot more illuminating than many others from the same period I've encountered.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 6, 2023
Zebulon Pike's Journey to the Red River... kinda
Zebulon Pike's journey to the Red River was beset with problems and intrigue.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 27, 2023
Red River, Shifty River
The Red River is a shifty river, but that's not meant as an insult.
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