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

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

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

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

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

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

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