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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...
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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


Humble historic home
Sometime in the 1990s, the federal program called Historic Buildings Survey (HABS) documented the Coincoin- Prudhomme home along the Cane...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


A nice long stroll through Chichi
One settlement along this path that interests me is at the western end of the road on this map - Chichi.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


Battlin' Catlin
In 1834, George Catlin accompanied the first dragoon expedition, helmed by Generals Henry Dodge and Henry Leavenworth, from Kansas into...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


The Blevins Training School in Hempstead County, Arkansas
The Blevins Training School was a high school during the era of segregation in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


Old Arkansas Home: the Blevins Family Cabin in Hempstead County
In the 1820s, the Blevins family built a primitive, two story cabin without the use of nails in today's Hempstead County, Arkansas.
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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 2021


Tatums Oil Boom
Tatums, Carter County, Oklahoma, experienced an oil boom as the home to the first African-American owned oil operation.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 29, 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...
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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021


Lost La Salle
The map by Jean Baptist Franquelin, printed in Paris (France) in 1684, is a facsimile of the original that has been lost. It now resides...
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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021


Dr. King's Visit to Shreveport
An oral history about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to Shreveport in the 1950s.
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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021


Muriel Wright and Boggy Depot
Muriel Wright documented Boggy Depot well.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021


Lone Grave
Along a county road in Jackson County, Oklahoma, lies the lonesome grave of Joel Moseley, 1846-1890. Mr. Moseley was born in Georgia and,...
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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
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