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Forgotten Hickory at Hickory Creek in Denton County

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 9

Forgotten Hickory at Hickory Creek in Denton County

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

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Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 1

The Depot at Pilot Point

The Texas & Pacific Railway Depot in Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas was abandoned in 1961 and put up for sale in 1964.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 30

The Sulphur Fork Factory

From 1817 to 1822, the "Sulphur Fork Factory" stood at the confluence of the Sulphur into the Red River in today's Miller County, Arkansas.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Oct 17

The Oldest Church in Louisiana

St. Anne's Church in Natchitoches Parish may be the church with the oldest congregation in the state of Louisiana.

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Pancanula or Pauchunla or Paucaunla or Pa...whatever in old Panola County, Chickasaw Nation

Robin Cole-Jett

Sep 2

Pancanula or Pauchunla or Paucaunla or Pa...whatever in old Panola County, Chickasaw Nation

In May 1899. a letter in a Denison newspaper appeared about a "new, thriving, up-to-date town" named Pancanula, Chickasaw Nation.

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The Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel of Shreveport

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 30

The Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel of Shreveport

Today, the Louisiana Tower stands in the Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel's Shreveport site.

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A 1656 Map of Naguatex and the Gentleman of Elvas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 22

A 1656 Map of Naguatex and the Gentleman of Elvas

A 1656 map shows villages like Naguatex, which were described in the 1557 book, Gentleman of Elvas, about the de Soto expedition.

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Spirit Lake in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 7

Spirit Lake in Lafayette County, Arkansas

One of the "most noted fishing places" in the Red River Valley has historically been Spirit Lake in Lafayette County, Arkansas.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 1

Triangle Motel on Route 66 in Amarillo

When Route 66 served as the main highway through Amarillo, the Triangle Motel on the east side was the first place west-bound travelers saw.

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The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66

Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 27

The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66

The northwestern portions of the Ozark Trail were subsumed by the federal highway project designated as US 66, aka the original Route 66.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 17

Coates' Bluff, the Original Shreveport

Coates' Bluff was Shreveport's original settlement, the site of a trading post within a Caddoan village.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 10

More Warren's Trading Post Maps

I found two other maps of Texas, both from the period after Texas statehood (1845), that shows Warren's trading posts.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 5

Warren's Trading House at Salt Creek?

Pressler's 1867 shows Warren's Trading House sandwiched between Panther and Salt Creek (TX), and near Red Creek (OK), but not on Mud Creek.

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Robin Cole-Jett

May 30

Railroad Ruin in Sherman

Along Cherry Street in downtown Sherman is an interesting ruin behind the 1888 Cottonbelt railroad depot.

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The Electric Interurban Railway Systems of North Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

May 27

The Electric Interurban Railway Systems of North Texas

The electric interurban railway systems connected cities along the region designated as "North 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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Robin Cole-Jett

May 6

The Sherman Tin Shop

Whenever I saw Locke's Tin Shop in downtown Sherman, I thought it the prettiest building I'd ever seen.

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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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The Caddo City of the Dead at Ozan Creek, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 6

The Caddo City of the Dead at Ozan Creek, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas

Evidence of the Caddo City of the Dead along Ozan Creek at Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas has been almost entirely eliminated.

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The City of the Dead in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas

Robin Cole-Jett

Jan 5

The City of the Dead in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas

Ozan in Hempstead County, Arkansas is a true City of the Dead, a place that connected to the Battle Mound village along the Red River.

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