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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Washita
Fort Washita's main purpose was to protect Chickasaw and Choctaw settlers from the Plains Indians and Anglo "land smugglers."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Arbuckle in the Mountains
Fort Arbuckle was founded by Randolph B. Marcy in 1851 as a Chickasaw Nation garrison.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant Meteorite
The Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant meteorite, may have deeply affected relations between nations in the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
Old Boston Jail in New Boston, Texas
The old Boston Jail in New Boston, not to be confused with the original (Texas) Boston.
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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 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
Carpenter's Bluff Bridge
Before it ferried cars across, Carpenter's Bluff bridge served as a train crossing.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 29, 2023
The DeMorse Home in Clarksville
The home of Charles DeMorse, publisher of the Northern Standard of the 1840s-1850, in Clarksville, Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 28, 2023
Old Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
The old town of Washington, Arkansas was once the biggest town in the Southwest.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 9, 2023
A Wise Mansion in Paris, Texas
In 1887 W.B. Wise of Paris, Lamar County, Texas decided to show off his wealth by building a Queen Anne style home.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Electra's The Globe, a Lost Building
The Globe Building in Electra, Texas is now lost.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Ward the Ville: Wardville, Oklahoma
Wardville, Oklahoma is a ghost town but don't call it that.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 15, 2022
Success by trial
The Coincoin-Prudhomme house along the Cane River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana was documented by the Historic Buildings Survey in...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 2, 2021
Jack Loftin, a Remarkable Man
Jack Loftin, the remarkable man who wrote, created, and repaired the stone monuments, proved to be a true history machine.
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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
Jun 29, 2021
Humble historic home
Sometime in the 1990s, the federal program called Historic Buildings Survey (HABS) documented the Coincoin- Prudhomme home along the Cane...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
Muriel Wright and Boggy Depot
Muriel Wright documented Boggy Depot well.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
Lone Grave
Along a county road in Jackson County, Oklahoma, lies the lonesome grave of Joel Moseley, 1846-1890. Mr. Moseley was born in Georgia and,...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 1, 2020
Jail Bait: Finding Jail Cells in a Field at an Estate Sale in Denton County, Texas
I freakin' found the cells of Denton County's old jail in a Texas field full of brambles!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 3, 2019
Works in progress
There is nothing nicer than finding that a WPA built stadium is still in use, like the sturdy, stone arena in Hugo, Choctaw County,...
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