In his 1844 journal of his trading expeditions to Santa Fe, Josiah Gregg devoted at least four pages to the prairie dog.

Hickory Creek in Denton County, Texas may be named for Hickory, a much older settlement that history has forgotten.

Epperson's Ferry served the Trammel Trace across the Sulphur River in Bowie County.

One of the most historic places in Grayson County, Texas is Waterloo Lake in Denison, fed by Sand Springs, a natural watering hole.

The Cossatot River derives from a French word meaning"crushed head," and in 1833, it was to be spanned by a toll bridge.

The Cross Timbers is well defined on this 1844 map by Josiah Gregg.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Trinity River and built locks and dams south of Dallas.

In a description of his travels to Texas, Olmsted and his party pushed on to Gaines Ferry on the Sabine River.

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

Randolph B. Marcy, who knew Texas and Indian Territory well, was tasked to lead an expedition to document the Red River in 1852.

Fort Jesup, erected in 1822 along the Camino de Real (Spanish Road) replaced Fort Claiborne of 1804.

The Good Roads Movement was the brainchild of two inventions: the Safety Bicycle and the Automobile.

The Great Western Trail was the last great northern cattle trail.

The Chisholm Trail was mostly known as the Abilene Cattle Trail through Indian Territory.

The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was the first transcontinental road in the United States.

Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas was originally a Taovayan village that spanned the Red River.

The Clarity Tunnel is the star of the ride.

A Rare Map of Oklahoma from 1892 shows towns, trails, districts, counties, and more.

The Blue River WMA is a hiker's and fisher's paradise.

The King of Trails took travelers from Kansas to the Gulf Coast of Texas.