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Testimony about the Red River by Steamboat Captain Igo
Steamboat Captain Igo provided testimony in the case, Oklahoma v. Texas about his time traversing the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 30
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Coates' Bluff, the Original Shreveport
Coates' Bluff was Shreveport's original settlement, the site of a trading post within a Caddoan village.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 17, 2024
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The Life of the Beeswing, a Steamer on the Red River
I decided to take a look at the life of the Beeswing, a steamer on the Red River, after finding a receipt from 1844.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 22, 2024
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Epperson's Ferry in Bowie County, Texas
Epperson's Ferry served the Trammel Trace across the Sulphur River in Bowie County.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 3, 2024
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Cash Point in Louisiana
If you search "Cash Point" in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on a map today, you'd find RV Park bearing the name, and not much else.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 28, 2023
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The Gardie Eastman, the last Steamboat on the Red River?
Decommissioned in 1926, the Gardie Eastman may well have been the last steamboat to traverse the entirety of the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 14, 2023
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Twelve Mile Bayou, aka the Jefferson to Shreveport Waterway
I was pleasantly surprised to recognize that the Jefferson to Shreveport Waterway still exists as Twelve Mile Bayou.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 14, 2023
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Shreve Report on the Completion of the Red River Raft Removal
This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 19, 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 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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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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Steam Boat from Doaksville to Beal's Landing
An announcement of a stern wheeler going to Beal's Landing in Fannin County.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 24, 2023
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Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River
The Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River once linked Louisiana and Arkansas around the upper portions of the Great Raft.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 14, 2023
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History found in History: Mound City in Red River County, Texas, a steamboat port
Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 30, 2023
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The Wanderer, a Ferry on Lake Texoma
The construction of Denison Dam restricted accessing between Texas and Oklahoma. Bring on the ferry!
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Shreve's Cut: The Mississippi, Red, and Atchafalaya Rivers at Red River Landing, Louisiana
Shreve's Cut of the Mississippi River led to engineering the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers, and the victim was Red River Landing.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
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Steam Boat on a Gamble: The Waukesha of Fulton, Arkansas
let me bore you to sleep by telling you about the history of pavement on early Dallas roads!
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
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Jim Turner lost: Sunk Red River Steam Boat at Albion
Jim Turner, a steam boat, sunk at Albion on the Red River in 1854.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 21, 2023
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Long Lost Lafayette (and Prairie), Arkansas
Lafayette and Lost Prairie in Arkansas were built by slave labor and washed away by the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 19, 2023
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Jefferson devolution
Jefferson, the county seat of Marion County, Texas, became an inland port after the first federal Red River raft (massive log jam)...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 11, 2021
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