Henry Ker on the Red River: Adventurer or Liar?
Between 1809 and 1819, a young American named Henry Ker traveled up the Red River from its mouth to its far western reaches search of gold.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 9
Old Trinity River Locks and Dams in Dallas
At the turn of the 20th century, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the Trinity River and built locks and dams south of Dallas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
Top o' Hill Terrace
Top o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 20
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.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 18
Denison, Railroad City
The MKT made Denison a very important railroad city after the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 17
Marcy's Expedition to document the the Red River
Randolph B. Marcy, who knew Texas and Indian Territory well, was tasked to lead an expedition to document the Red River in 1852.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 16
Bernard de la Harpe and the Unicorn on the Ouachita River
While at the Ouachita River, Bernard de la Harpe claimed to have eaten a unicorn.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 31
Good ol' Gotebo, Oklahoma
There was the once-large town of Gotebo, Oklahoma.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 31
Welcome to Roosevelt, Oklahoma!
Roosevelt has disproportionately more cars than it does humans, but the cars are what keep the humans in Roosevelt.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 31
Doaksville, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Doaksville in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is now a ghost town but was once a very important place.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 27
Traveling Belt Line Road in Dallas
Several years ago, I drove the entire Belt Line Road that circles around Dallas County, and I did it again this past month.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 22
Hiking the Chickasaw National Park, Oklahoma
A "National Recreation Area" that was once named after a senator from Connecticut.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 20
Hiking Caprock Canyon State Trailway to the Clarity Tunnel, Texas
The Clarity Tunnel is the star of the ride.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 10
A Traveling Map, Part II: 1867 Holtz Map of Texas and Marcy's 1852 Red River Expedition
In 1852, Captain Marcy and George B. McClellan were tasked to document the source of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 12, 2022
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.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 2, 2021
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.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Pedro Vial's map of his Great Spanish Road, Part II
Pedro Vial's map of the "Great Spanish Road" began in Natchitoches and passed by homes and ranches of traders/planters
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
The Great Spanish Road to the Red River, Part 1
One of the least studied but major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Trace of Trammel
In 1838, when the United States and the Republic of Texas surveyed the boundary between the countries along the Index Line (today's...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Lone Grave
Along a county road in Jackson County, Oklahoma, lies the lonesome grave of Joel Moseley, 1846-1890. Mr. Moseley was born in Georgia and,...
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