Congressional Papers of the Louisiana Territories
The Louisiana Purchase gave way to five territories along the Red River. Here are links to some of the congressional papers.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5
The Ghost of Burneyville's Hotel
Burneyville's hotel was once a real beauty, but nothing remains of it.
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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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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 25
The Camp Napoleon Treaty
A Peace Treaty that wasn't supposed to be peaceful was signed by the tribes southern Indian Territory at Camp Napoleon in May 1865.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 6
Dugout Memories in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory
S.A. Bolton explained living in a dugout in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory to a WPA worker during the Great Depression.
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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
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
Apr 30
Second Chances: Resurrected Sulphur, Oklahoma
Ultimately, what has been destroyed in Sulphur, Oklahoma has been resurrected
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 20
A Busy Saturday in Durant
An undated photograph depicts "a busy Saturday in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 28
A House History, Part II: The Cloud-Stark Mansion in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
The Killgore Mansion is tied to the Cloud Stark Mansion of Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas... and it's not just based on the time period.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 25
Devol Calaboose, and not much else
Besides the calaboose, there's not much else in Devol to explain the town's former industriousness.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 21
Colbert's Bridge over Red River?
Is this a railroad or a wagon bridge at Colbert's bridge across the Red River?
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 14
Satanta at Fort Sill, maybe
This photograph depicts "part of Satanta's Kiowa Band at Sutler's Store, Fort Sill, Indian Territory" by either Soule or Bliss.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 11
Scandalous Toll Bridges across the Red River
In 1929, the U.S. legislature wanted to eliminate toll bridges across the Red River (and other places) due to scandalous behavior.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 28, 2023
The Old Town Mine Disaster in McAlester, Oklahoma
Recovering the dead from the Little Bolen Coal Mine aka Old Town Mine after an explosion in McAlester, Oklahoma in 1929.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 3, 2023
What's in a Name? Oklahoma, Muriel Wright, and Chester Howe
Muriel Wright and Chester Howe explained different versions of how the state of Oklahoma achieved its name.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 29, 2023
Mountain Park, Oklahoma... Coulda Been
A new Oklahoma county named Swanson would boast Mountain Park as its temporary county seat in 1910-1911.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 26, 2023
Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes
From 1893 to 1920, Rainy Mountain Indian School "Americanized" children from the Kiowa and Apache tribes, and now lies as an unmarked ruin.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation
The only available photographic documentation of an execution carried out by the Choctaw Nation's Lighthorsemen.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 4, 2023
The Willis Bridge over Lake Texoma
The "Willis Bridge" now connects Oklahoma to Texas over Lake Texoma along US 377.
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