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The Great Spanish Road to the Red River, Part 1

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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Josiah Gregg's Gold Road on a German Map

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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All that was lost under Lake Texoma: Woodville, Aylesworth, Achaeology, and more

Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 29, 2021

All that was lost under Lake Texoma: Woodville, Aylesworth, Achaeology, and more

Lake Texoma left archaeology and the towns of Aylesworth and Woodville, among others, beneath its waters.

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Murder Mystery: Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma

Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 29, 2021

Murder Mystery: Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma

The demise of Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma was the outcome of the ferry operator's murder.

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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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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 28, 2021

Red River City

According to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to...

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 21, 2020

Mexican Texas or Texan Mexico

Around 1821, Spanish Texas became Mexican Texas.

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Robin Cole-Jett

May 10, 2020

Camp Augur No Longer

Camp Augur in today’s Tillman County, Oklahoma was founded in 1871 to protect the tribes impacted by the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867.

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Willis, Marshall County, Oklahoma: An Erased Town

Robin Cole-Jett

Feb 24, 2020

Willis, Marshall County, Oklahoma: An Erased Town

The Willis Cemetery sits just off US 377 north of Lake Texoma in Marshall County, Oklahoma.

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Warren Trading Post in Fannin County, Texas

Robin Cole-Jett

Dec 2, 2019

Warren Trading Post in Fannin County, Texas

Warren was once the seat of Fannin County, Texas

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jun 22, 2019

Red River expedition: The Parker Map

I was nosing around the digital collections listed at by the Louisiana State University (Shreveport) libraries and found the Parker map.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 12, 2018

Fort Towson Remains

Fort Towson in today’s Choctaw County, was established in 1824.

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Abilene Cattle Trail, or was it the Chisholm Trail?

Robin Cole-Jett

May 30, 2018

Abilene Cattle Trail, or was it the Chisholm Trail?

The Chisholm Trail was known as the Abilene Cattle Trail on maps, but what about those who used the trail?

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Union Relics from the Red River Campaign at Bailey's Dam, Alexandria, Louisiana

Robin Cole-Jett

Mar 25, 2018

Union Relics from the Red River Campaign at Bailey's Dam, Alexandria, Louisiana

Nathan Banks, Union general, left a relic of the Red River Campaign at Bailey's Dam in Alexandria, Louisiana.

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End of the Red River War: Comanche Women at Mow-wi Camp in Palo Duro Canyon

Robin Cole-Jett

Feb 19, 2018

End of the Red River War: Comanche Women at Mow-wi Camp in Palo Duro Canyon

Comanche women in Mow-wi camp at Palo Duro Canyon during the Red River War.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Feb 5, 2018

The Southwest Trail of Arkansas

One of the oldest roads in the Red River Valley is the Southwest Trail in Arkansas.

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Antebellum Ghost Towns and the Railroads that did them in

Robin Cole-Jett

May 16, 2015

Antebellum Ghost Towns and the Railroads that did them in

Most antebellum towns west of the Mississippi River did not survive the railroad boom and became ghosts.

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Robin Cole-Jett

Jul 1, 2013

Tribute to the Red River Road Trip

Using a 1924 automobile route map certainly helps in this tribute to Red River Valley road trips.

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