July - 2023

Old Red River and New Cane River of Natchitoches

Was Cane River in Natchitoches really once the Red River?

Gainesville's Chickasaw Hotel

The relationship between Gainesville, Texas and Indian Territory as explained by the Chickasaw Hotel.

Old House in Old Natchitoches as photographed by Marion Wolcott

n 1940, photographer Marion Wolcott of the Works Progress Administration visited Natchitoches, Louisiana along the Cane River.

Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River

The Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River once linked Louisiana and Arkansas around the upper portions of the Great Raft.

Thousand-Word Photograph: Texans Squatting in Indian Territory

The Chickasaws witnessed a land and genealogical invasion by Texans in the early 20th century.