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Sep 4, 2023

End of the Trail: The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws

The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws ended at a little place called Ultima Thule, and the beginning of their new home was Eagletown.

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The Wichitas, Natives of the Cross Timbers

Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 2, 2023

The Wichitas, Natives of the Cross Timbers

The Wichitas were the people of the Cross Timbers.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 2, 2023

The Original Homeland of the Caddos

The original homelands of the Caddos consist of the Red River Valley from southeastern Oklahoma to Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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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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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 1, 2023

Fort Los Adaes in Robeline, Louisiana

Fort Los Adaes near Robeline, Louisiana was once the capital of Spanish Texas.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 1, 2023

Fort St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches

The village of Natchitoches welcomed Fort St. Jean Baptiste in the early 18th century.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 31, 2023

Boggy Depot

By the late 1830s, Boggy Depot centered the Choctaw/ Chickasaw Nation.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 31, 2023

Doaksville, Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Doaksville in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is now a ghost town but was once a very important place.

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Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas: Not Spanish and not a Fort

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 30, 2023

Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas: Not Spanish and not a Fort

Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas was originally a Taovayan village that spanned the Red River.

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Gold at San Calixto near the Wichita Mountains, aka the Sierra Jumanos, of Oklahoma

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 27, 2023

Gold at San Calixto near the Wichita Mountains, aka the Sierra Jumanos, of Oklahoma

San Calixto in the Wichita Mountains - the Sierra Jumanos - was probably the base for gold prospecting after it failed as a mission in 1629.

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Rare Map of Oklahoma: Chisholm Trail and Original Choctaw Names

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 20, 2023

Rare Map of Oklahoma: Chisholm Trail and Original Choctaw Names

A Rare Map of Oklahoma from 1892 shows towns, trails, districts, counties, and more.

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Thousand-Word Photograph: Texans Squatting in Indian Territory

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 9, 2023

Thousand-Word Photograph: Texans Squatting in Indian Territory

The Chickasaws witnessed a land and genealogical invasion by Texans in the early 20th century.

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Colony Mission: Seeger Indian School in Washita County, Oklahoma

Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 31, 2023

Colony Mission: Seeger Indian School in Washita County, Oklahoma

Colony, Washita County, Oklahoma was home to Seeger Indian Industrial School and the Dutch Reformed Church mission.

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De Mézières writing Smack about Natchitoches after Taovaya

Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 31, 2023

De Mézières writing Smack about Natchitoches after Taovaya

After his 1772 visit to Taovaya at the Red River, Athanase De Mézières preferred the villages over Natchitoches.

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Massacre and a Trail of Tears on the Van Dorn Trail

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 21, 2022

Massacre and a Trail of Tears on the Van Dorn Trail

The Van Dorn Trail led to a massacre and subsequently became a Trail of Tears for the Plains Indians.

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Robin Cole-Jett

May 15, 2022

Cynthia Ann Parker's Long Journey

Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped and adopted into a Comanche family, who renamed her Narua (foundling) in 1836.

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Eagletown, Originally a Station on the Choctaw Trail of Tears

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 2, 2021

Eagletown, Originally a Station on the Choctaw Trail of Tears

Eagletown was settled within a decade of the Louisiana Purchase and was originally a station on the Choctaw Trail of Tears.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 11, 2021

Kiowa Calendar

The Oklahoma Historical Society has an unbelievable amount of photographs that only occasionally see the light of day. Their photos,...

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 6, 2021

Whole 'nother county

Texas likes that it's big, and between 1860 and 1894, it was actually a million and a half acres larger than it is today. That's because...

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 6, 2021

George Conrad, Buffalo Soldier

In 1937, George Conrad, a former Buffalo Soldier, was interviewed by the WPA's Federal Writer's Project.

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