Robin Cole-JettJul 6, 2021Disappearing FortFounded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site with lots of scenic ruins on a mesquite-heavy...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021Denison 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...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021Battlin' CatlinIn 1834, George Catlin accompanied the first dragoon expedition, helmed by Generals Henry Dodge and Henry Leavenworth, from Kansas into...
Robin Cole-JettNov 4, 2018Slices of SibleySibley (1757-1837) is buried in the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. John Sibley was the first Indian Agent in the Louisiana...
Robin Cole-JettJul 12, 2018Fort Towson remainsGrant Foreman, one of Oklahoma’s first historians, appears in this photograph overlooking the ruins of Fort Towson in 1900. Although Fort...
Robin Cole-JettMar 25, 2018Union Relics from the Red River CampaignThe Red River in Louisiana experienced quite a bit of troubles in 1864. Nathan Banks, Union general, commandeered several gunboats to...
Robin Cole-JettJan 18, 2018Caddos along the Red River ValleyThree major Native American tribes called the Red River Valley of the Southwest home long before Europeans staked their claims. The...