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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
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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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
Apr 11
Texas Interstate Highways from 1919
The New Year edition of the Wichita Daily Times from 1919 highlights all of the new interstate highways that cover Texas.
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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 24, 2023
The Central National Road, from Texas to Arkansas
The Central National Road connected Dallas, Texas to Washington, Arkansas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 26, 2023
Calera keeps changing
Calera (Bryan County, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma) began life as Cale Switch in 1872.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
Grand Ecore Fight
Today, Grand Ecore is referred to mainly as a geological feature, but there is a TON of human history on this bluff.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
The Red River Toll Bridge at Sacra's Ferry at Brown Springs
In 1931, the toll bridge at the former Sacra's Ferry site across from Brown Springs closed for good in favor of a free bridge a upstream.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Bridge Destruction(s) at Garland City
Garland City petitioned for a bridge over the Red River, but someone (still a mystery!) exploded it in 1930.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Fort Jesup on the Spanish Road in No Man's Land
Fort Jesup, erected in 1822 along the Camino de Real (Spanish Road) replaced Fort Claiborne of 1804.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023
The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023
The Good Roads Movement
The Good Roads Movement was the brainchild of two inventions: the Safety Bicycle and the Automobile.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023
Shreveport in the Green Book
Shreveport was prominently featured in Green Books
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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 27, 2023
Traveling Belt Line Road in Dallas
Several years ago, I drove the entire Belt Line Road that circles around Dallas County, and I did it again this past month.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 20, 2023
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 18, 2023
The Collapsed Toll Bridges at Sowell and Telephone, Texas
The toll bridge at Sowell's Bluff at the Red River, between Fannin County, Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma collapsed in 1934.
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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 13, 2023
Gloster at Jefferson... Highway
Gloster became a functioning place only after the Texas & Pacific trains came through
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