Red River Historian Itinerary

The Red River Valley has a TON
of places to visit and explore!
Make sure to come back often to
see what's newly been added!

Attractions, Cities, and Things to Do!

Cities Experienced
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Duncan
Durant
Hollis
Marietta

Texas
Bonham
Denton
Dallas
Honey Grove
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Paris
Dension
Whitewright
Wichita Falls
Waxahachie

Louisiana
Nachtchitoches

Ghost Town Encounters
Oklahoma
Boggy Depot: Chickasaw Ghost Town
Retrop: Backwards Town
Doaksville: First Choctaw Settlement
Fleetwood: On the Chisholm Trail

Texas
Spanish Fort: Trail Town Past
Jonesboro: First Americans
Thurber: Coal Miner's Town
More Ghost Towns!

Parks and Places Discovered
Oklahoma
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Great Plains State Park
Fort Washita Historic Site
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Fort Towson Historic Site

Texas
Meridian State Park
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Fort Richardson State Park
Fort Griffin State Park
Fort Belknap County Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Fort Phantom Hill

Louisiana
Cane River Creole National Historic Park

Museums Linked
Oklahoma
Museum of the Red River in Idabel

Texas
Red River Historical Museum in Sherman
Red River Valley Museum in Vernon

Cool Stuff Found
Wreck on the Red
Big Top Cemetery, Hugo
Root Beer Stand, Grand Prairie
Doan's Crossing
Truss Bridges
The Stormy Summer of 2007

Links to a whole bunch
of sites about the states

Texas

Oklahoma

Louisiana

Arkansas

Updated
Constantly!

If it's history
You're craving
more
Then visit the
Red River
Historian
Bookstore

BONUS PHOTOS!!!!

I fully intend to live my life as a
world traveler - on a budget...

And I believe I should see all of
America, while we still own it!

Here are some
not-in-the-Red-River-Valley trips
I've taken!

Northern California
Big Bend National Park
South Padre Island
Chicago
Galveston
Washington D.C. and Philly!
Landmarks Workshop in Michigan!

The Historic
Traveler's Itinerary