Early Bankhead , or the Southern National Highway
Before it was the Bankhead Highway, it was the Southern National Highway
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 20, 2023
Rare Map of Oklahoma: Chisholm Trail and Original Choctaw Names
A Rare Map of Oklahoma from 1892 shows towns, trails, districts, counties, and more.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 13, 2023
The Old Preston Road
The upper portion of this 1840 map by General Cooke of Grayson and Fannin counties shows a number of places that no longer exist
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023
A Traveling Map, Part IV: Helmuth Holtz and La Reunion and Dallas
West of downtown Dallas was the settlement "La Reunion," founded by socialists in 1850s.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023
A Traveling Map, Part III: Holtz and Pilot Grove, Texas in 1865
A map showing the stagecoach route through Pilot Grove (Grayson County, Texas) in 1865.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023
A Traveling Map, Part II: 1867 Holtz Map of Texas and Marcy's 1852 Red River Expedition
In 1852, Captain Marcy and George B. McClellan were tasked to document the source of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 23, 2023
Gainesville's Chickasaw Hotel
The relationship between Gainesville, Texas and Indian Territory as explained by the Chickasaw Hotel.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 21, 2023
Fort Sauvage, the Natchez Village after the Fort Rosalie Massacre
The Natchez settlement that was destroyed by French troops and Choctaw, Houma, and Tunica allies in the early 1730s.
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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
Jan 31, 2023
Rare Southwestern Arkansas Civil War Map
A rare, hand-drawn map of southwestern Arkansas during the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2022
Trails blazed by Randolph B. Marcy and Black Beaver in the Red River Valley
Randolph B. Marcy and Black Beaver built trails all along the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 21, 2022
The Bankhead Highway Convoy through North Texas!
In 1919, the U.S. government authorized a Military Motor Convoy to traverse the Bankhead Highway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 15, 2022
Going the distance
The published account of the 28th Congressional Session in 1843 included a number of maps and drawings. These visuals helped to...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 26, 2021
Map for mathematicians
Map fro the 28th Congressional Session, 1848, of distances between federal outposts in the American Southwest (LOC). The published...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 26, 2021
Longitudinal confusion
The Red River Valley above Fulton/ Clarksville / Fort Towson was not fully mapped until after the Civil War. The first regional mapping...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 6, 2021
Pedro Vial's map of his Great Spanish Road, Part II
Pedro Vial's map of the "Great Spanish Road" began in Natchitoches and passed by homes and ranches of traders/planters
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 6, 2021
The Great Spanish Road to the Red River, Part 1
One of the least studied but major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 6, 2021
Josiah Gregg's Gold Road on a German Map
Josiah Gregg's trading path became the "Gold Road" for German immigrants.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 6, 2021
Disappearing Fort Griffin!
Founded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
100th Meridian
In August of 1859, surveyors marked the 100th Meridian at the Red River - the line that marks the eastern boundary of the Texas panhandle...
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