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 I: Holtz's 1865 Map of the Great Bend Region of the Red River
This 1865 map by Helmuth Holtz depicts the Great Bend Region 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
Aug 6, 2023
The Index Bridge - A Good Roads Project
The Index Bridge over the Red River between Texas and Arkansas was once a beautiful structure.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
Dream a Little Street: History of Pavement on Early Dallas Roads
Let me bore you to sleep by telling you about the history of pavement on early Dallas roads!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Old Shed Road in Bossier City
The purpose of "Shed Road" in Bossier City was to prevent rain from soaking the dirt trail below.
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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
Jan 12, 2022
Walled in Denison: Stone Ruins off the old Jefferson Highway
Stone ruins near Denison, just a stone's throw from the Old Jefferson Highway, could be related to automobile travel or something else.
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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
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
Oct 13, 2019
Mad Man Road in Eagletown, Oklahoma
There was always a mystery to me surrounding a name of a street in Eagletown, Oklahoma – Mad Man Road.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 1, 2018
Ay Chihuahua Trail!
The Chihuahua Trail was a short-lived road blazed by merchants from Mexico and the U.S.
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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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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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