Disappearing Fort Griffin!
Founded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021
Criminal architecture
Since 1880s at least, and most likely at least two decades prior, the corner of State/ East Fourth/ Sam Rayburn and North Chestnut...
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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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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
Trace of Trammel
In 1838, when the United States and the Republic of Texas surveyed the boundary between the countries along the Index Line (today's...
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
Great War Soldier in a Segregated Cemetery in Bonham, Texas
Alvin Reeves, a Great War soldier, is buried in the segregated portion of Gates Hill Cemetery in Bonham, Texas.
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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
Jun 28, 2021
Depredations
In the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...
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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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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 1, 2020
Jail Bait: Finding Jail Cells in a Field at an Estate Sale in Denton County, Texas
I freakin' found the cells of Denton County's old jail in a Texas field full of brambles!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 9, 2020
Farmers Improvement College at Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas
The Farmers Improvement College near Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas was designed for agricultural and domestic training.
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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
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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Robin Cole-Jett
May 19, 2018
Detroit, Texas: Cactus Jack’s Home Town
Detroit, Texas was home to Cactus Jack aka John Nance Garner, Vice President to Franklin Roosevelt form 1933 to 1941.
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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 7, 2018
Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).
Check out some Grayson County Rails!
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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
Jan 3, 2016
Death Divided: Segregation Cemeteries in the Red River Valley
The Red River Valley of the South still contains the remnants of segregation inside many of its cemeteries.
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