Oklahoma History

Nov 3

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

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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Dugout Memories in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory

Robin Cole-Jett

Aug 6

Dugout Memories in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory

S.A. Bolton explained living in a dugout in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory to a WPA worker during the Great Depression.

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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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Second Chances: Resurrected Sulphur, Oklahoma

Robin Cole-Jett

Apr 30

Second Chances: Resurrected Sulphur, Oklahoma

Ultimately, what has been destroyed in Sulphur, Oklahoma has been resurrected

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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

Mar 25

Devol Calaboose, and not much else

Besides the calaboose, there's not much else in Devol to explain the town's former industriousness.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 21

Colbert's Bridge over Red River?

Is this a railroad or a wagon bridge at Colbert's bridge across the Red River?

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 14

Satanta at Fort Sill, maybe

This photograph depicts "part of Satanta's Kiowa Band at Sutler's Store, Fort Sill, Indian Territory" by either Soule or Bliss.

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Scandalous Toll Bridges across the Red River

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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The Old Town Mine Disaster in McAlester, Oklahoma

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 28, 2023

The Old Town Mine Disaster in McAlester, Oklahoma

Recovering the dead from the Little Bolen Coal Mine aka Old Town Mine after an explosion in McAlester, Oklahoma in 1929.

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What's in a Name? Oklahoma, Muriel Wright, and Chester Howe

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 3, 2023

What's in a Name? Oklahoma, Muriel Wright, and Chester Howe

Muriel Wright and Chester Howe explained different versions of how the state of Oklahoma achieved its name.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Nov 29, 2023

Mountain Park, Oklahoma... Coulda Been

A new Oklahoma county named Swanson would boast Mountain Park as its temporary county seat in 1910-1911.

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Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes

Robin Cole-Jett

Nov 26, 2023

Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes

From 1893 to 1920, Rainy Mountain Indian School "Americanized" children from the Kiowa and Apache tribes, and now lies as an unmarked ruin.

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Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation

Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 15, 2023

Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation

The only available photographic documentation of an execution carried out by the Choctaw Nation's Lighthorsemen.

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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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Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 4, 2023

The Willis Bridge over Lake Texoma

The "Willis Bridge" now connects Oklahoma to Texas over Lake Texoma along US 377.

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