The Rock Bluff Ferry (Ferries!) of Love County, Oklahoma
The Rock Bluff Ferry of Love County, Oklahoma: a Tale of Three Ferries!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 4, 2023
The Great Western Cattle Trail
The Great Western Trail was the last great northern cattle trail.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023
Brown Springs in Love County, Oklahoma
Brown's Spring in Love County, Oklahoma is a natural spring about 200 yards from the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 2, 2023
The Original Homeland of the Caddos
The original homelands of the Caddos consist of the Red River Valley from southeastern Oklahoma to Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
Natchitoches, le French and Creole City
The French and Creole City of Natchitoches is the oldest colonial city in the Louisiana Purchase.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
Fort Los Adaes in Robeline, Louisiana
Fort Los Adaes near Robeline, Louisiana was once the capital of Spanish Texas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
Fort St. Jean Baptiste in Natchitoches
The village of Natchitoches welcomed Fort St. Jean Baptiste in the early 18th century.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 1, 2023
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route and Stagecoach
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was the first transcontinental road in the United States.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
Carpenter's Bluff Bridge
Before it ferried cars across, Carpenter's Bluff bridge served as a train crossing.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
Wreck in the Red River
A wreck in the Red River is an archeological site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
Doaksville, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Doaksville in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is now a ghost town but was once a very important place.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 30, 2023
Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas: Not Spanish and not a Fort
Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas was originally a Taovayan village that spanned the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 29, 2023
The Drowned Town of Preston, aka Coffee's Trading Post
Preston was founded by Holland Coffee, and yes, that was his real name.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 27, 2023
Fulton in Hempstead County, Arkansas: An Original River Town
Fulton grew up along the Great Bend of the Red River but is no longer growing.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 24, 2023
Steam Boat from Doaksville to Beal's Landing
An announcement of a stern wheeler going to Beal's Landing in Fannin County.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 10, 2023
1908 Flood at Warren in Fannin County, Texas
"The devastating 1908 flood's effect on the "Frisco Bridge - Warner Junction - Red River Flood. May 26th '08."
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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
Aug 8, 2023
The Red River Bridge War
The toll bridge at Colbert was the site of the Red River Bridge "war."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 26, 2023
Old Red River and New Cane River of Natchitoches
Was Cane River in Natchitoches really once the Red River?
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