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Bridge Destruction(s) at Garland City
Garland City petitioned for a bridge over the Red River, but someone (still a mystery!) exploded it in 1930.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
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Bernard de la Harpe and the Unicorn on the Ouachita River
While at the Ouachita River, Bernard de la Harpe claimed to have eaten a unicorn.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
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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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
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The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023
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Steam Boat Ticket to White Oak Shoals
A ticket reserved passage on the steam boat Relief, which paddled down the river from White Oak Shoals (Arkansas) to Natchitoches.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
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The Shawnees in the Red River Valley of Texas and Oklahoma
The Shawnees were originally from the Ohio River, not the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
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Racialist Deflection: Violence in the Red River Valley
The Red River Valley witnessed racialist violence, based on whites deflecting, throughout the first half of the 20th century.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
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The Great Raft of the Red River
The Great Raft of the Red River: A Massive Log Jam with its own Eco System
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 11, 2023
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The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest
The Red River Valley in Arkansas is at the Great Bend Region.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
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The Osages in the Red River Valley
The Osage Nation claims to have held territory from the Ohio to the Red River Valley of the South.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
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The Comanche Empire
The Comancheria — the Comanche Empire — became a formidable force for both the Europeans and Anglo American colonizers.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
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The Paris Lynching of Henry Smith
The public lynching of Henry Smith in Paris, Texas in 1893 was detailed in a commemorative book by his murderers.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
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Cullen Baker, Reconstruction-Era Mass Murderer in the Red River Valley
Psychopath Cullen Baker's despicable Reconstruction-era crimes in the Red River Valley make him a mass-murderer.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023
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Some Freedmen's Bureau Records from the Red River Valley
Records by the Freedmen's Bureau from the Red River Valley describe horrors.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023
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Red River Original Tribes
Four major tribes — the Red River Originals — inhabited the Red River Valley of the Southwest before and during European invasion.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023
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The Rock Bluff Ferry (Ferries!) of Love County, Oklahoma
The Rock Bluff Ferry of Love County, Oklahoma: a Tale of Three Ferries!
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023
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Brown Springs in Love County, Oklahoma
Brown's Spring in Love County, Oklahoma is a natural spring about 200 yards from the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023
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The Butterfield Overland Mail Route and Stagecoach
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was the first transcontinental road in the United States.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
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Carpenter's Bluff Bridge
Before it ferried cars across, Carpenter's Bluff bridge served as a train crossing.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Wreck in the Red River
A wreck in the Red River is an archeological site.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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