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    Disappearing Fort
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 6, 2021

    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...
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    Denison DAM!
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 30, 2021

    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...
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    Battlin' Catlin
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 30, 2021

    Battlin' Catlin

    In 1834, George Catlin accompanied the first dragoon expedition, helmed by Generals Henry Dodge and Henry Leavenworth, from Kansas into...
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    Slices of Sibley
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Nov 4, 2018

    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...
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    Fort Towson remains
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 12, 2018

    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...
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    Union Relics from the Red River Campaign
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Mar 25, 2018

    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...
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    Caddos along the Red River Valley
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jan 18, 2018

    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...
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