Archeology

Dream a little Street

Dallas, 1905's Sanborn Fire Insurance Map: Wood Block Paved! Dallas, 1905's Sanborn Fire Insurance map: Macadamized pavement! Dallas,...

Jim Turner lost its steam

A reader sent me an email about a steamboat wreck he couldn't remember the name of. I know of a few, and the one he was looking for was...

Disappearing Fort

Founded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site with lots of scenic ruins on a mesquite-heavy...

Denison DAM!

When Sam Rayburn, U.S. Speaker of the House from Bonham (Fannin County, Texas), proposed the flood control project for the Red River at...

Battlin' Catlin

In 1834, George Catlin accompanied the first dragoon expedition, helmed by Generals Henry Dodge and Henry Leavenworth, from Kansas into...

Slices of Sibley

Sibley (1757-1837) is buried in the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. John Sibley was the first Indian Agent in the Louisiana...

Fort Towson remains

Grant Foreman, one of Oklahoma’s first historians, appears in this photograph overlooking the ruins of Fort Towson in 1900. Although Fort...

Union Relics from the Red River Campaign

The Red River in Louisiana experienced quite a bit of troubles in 1864. Nathan Banks, Union general, commandeered several gunboats to...

Caddos along the Red River Valley

Three major Native American tribes called the Red River Valley of the Southwest home long before Europeans staked their claims. The...