August - 2024

The Camp Napoleon Treaty

A Peace Treaty that wasn't supposed to be peaceful was signed by the tribes southern Indian Territory at Camp Napoleon in May 1865.

An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas

Discovery of an ancient village at Fish Creek, formerly a channel of the Red River in Cooke County, Texas, explains Cross Timbers people.

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The Arlington Hotel in Shreveport

The Arlington Hotel in downtown Shreveport opened in 1914.

The Thompson House, oldest in Grayson County, and some confusing images by THC

Photos by THC in the 1970s depict the Thompson House, Grayson County's oldest, still extant structure. Well, kind of.

Depictions of the Western Interior Seaway

he Western Interior Seaway of the Mesozoic Era is the reason that the Red River Valley of the South is extremely rich in fossils.

Still hanging on: Campti, Louisiana

Campti lies in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, just up the road from the Grand Ecore.

Dugout Memories in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory

S.A. Bolton explained living in a dugout in Harmon County, Oklahoma Territory to a WPA worker during the Great Depression.

Map, mis-dated

Two maps of the Missouri Territory were either made with a time machine, or one of them is a wee bit older.