Preservation

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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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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Worries about Preserving the Past in Melissa, Collin County, Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 15

Worries about Preserving the Past in Melissa, Collin County, Texas

The Scott-Barker House and St. Paul Baptist Church contribute to worries about preserving the past of fast-growing Melissa in Collin County.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 2

The Old Washington Tavern

Built about 1830, the Washington Tavern served as a stage coach station as well as the nearest American boarding house to Mexican Texas.

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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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A House History, Part I: The Killgore Mansion of Cooke County, Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

Mar 18

A House History, Part I: The Killgore Mansion of Cooke County, Texas

A history of a house, especially an older home, is very genealogical, like the former Killgore house on Commerce Street in Gainesville, TX.

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Mound City of the Caddo in southwest Arkansas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 8

Mound City of the Caddo in southwest Arkansas

The Caddo structures were so numerous that Europeans who came to the Red River labeled southwestern Arkansas "Mound City."

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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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Robin Cole-Jett

Nov 10, 2023

Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas

Sanborn Maps from the 1880s tell me that the burning building was the Crockett Hotel in Bonham, Texas.

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Ancient Pyramid Mounds at Marksville, Louisiana

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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Marion Post, Photographer of Cane River Creoles

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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Salt Nation: Caddo Industry in Southwestern Arkansas

Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 26, 2023

Salt Nation: Caddo Industry in Southwestern Arkansas

The Caddo Nation mined salt for over eight hundred years, and this activity remained an Arkansas industry into the 19th century.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 20, 2023

A Not-Always Fair Park in Dallas

Most of the buildings that lie inside Fair Park in Dallas today are landmarks built purposefully for the 1936 Centennial Exposition.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 19, 2023

Showman's Rest

Hugo's Mount Olivet Cemetery is home to Showman's Rest section, where circus folk go to get buried.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 17, 2023

Fort Sill, Still Active

Fort Sill represents the Old West and flourishes as the last remaining, active military post that was built during the Indian wars.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 17, 2023

Fort Richardson, the Red River War Fort

More than any other fort at or near the Red River Valley, Fort Richardson embodies American Indian reservation policy.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 17, 2023

Fort Griffin, "Civilized"

Fort Griffin marked the boundary line ("the frontier") between Native American lands and white settlement ("civilization").

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Waterless and Bisonless Fort Phantom Hill

Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 17, 2023

Waterless and Bisonless Fort Phantom Hill

Fort Phantom Hill centered a small town of the same name in the 1880s, where the main source of income derived from buffalo slaughter.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 17, 2023

Very Busy Fort Belknap

Fort Belknap became an important trading hub for Anglo settlement into the Comanceria.

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