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Salt Nation: Caddo Industry in Southwestern Arkansas
The Caddo Nation mined salt for over eight hundred years, and this activity remained an Arkansas industry into the 19th century.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 26, 2023
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Top o' Hill Terrace
Top o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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A Not-Always Fair Park in Dallas
Most of the buildings that lie inside Fair Park in Dallas today are landmarks built purposefully for the 1936 Centennial Exposition.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2023
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Coded and Uniform Architecture
Architecture was coded and uniform to be efficient in their builds, even the places that we now view as one-of-a-kind quaintness.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2023
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Denison, Railroad City
The MKT made Denison a very important railroad city after the Civil War.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 18, 2023
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Province Texas Map by Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin traced a Mexican map of the Province of Texas from 1818 and painted it with water colors.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
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Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant Meteorite
The Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant meteorite, may have deeply affected relations between nations in the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
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Steam Boat Ticket to White Oak Shoals
A ticket reserved passage on the steam boat Relief, which paddled down the river from White Oak Shoals (Arkansas) to Natchitoches.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
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The Great Raft of the Red River
The Great Raft of the Red River: A Massive Log Jam with its own Eco System
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 11, 2023
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Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
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Walled in Denison: Stone Ruins off the old Jefferson Highway
Stone ruins near Denison, just a stone's throw from the Old Jefferson Highway, could be related to automobile travel or something else.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 12, 2022
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Jack Loftin, a Remarkable Man
Jack Loftin, the remarkable man who wrote, created, and repaired the stone monuments, proved to be a true history machine.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 2, 2021
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