Grand Ecore Fight
Today, Grand Ecore is referred to mainly as a geological feature, but there is a TON of human history on this bluff.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23
The Red River Toll Bridge at Sacra's Ferry at Brown Springs
In 1931, the toll bridge at the former Sacra's Ferry site across from Brown Springs closed for good in favor of a free bridge a upstream.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23
Olmsted and the Gaines Ferry
In a description of his travels to Texas, Olmsted and his party pushed on to Gaines Ferry on the Sabine River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
Sykes Ferry at Dorcheat Bayou, Louisiana
Sykes (Sikes) Ferry Road passing over Dorcheat Bayou north of Minden in central Webster Parish, Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 18
The Peru Ferry near Gilliam, Louisiana
The Peru Ferry near Gilliam served passengers and oil field traffic between Gilliam, Louisiana and the Old Plain Dealing Road.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 16
Spring Bank, the last Ferry on the Red River
The Spring Bank ferry over the Red River was unique, as the Blanton family operated it for over a hundred years, from 1836 until 1957.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 5
The Rock Bluff Ferry (Ferries!) of Love County, Oklahoma
The Rock Bluff Ferry of Love County, Oklahoma: a Tale of Three Ferries!
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Mar 21
Jim Turner lost: Sunk Red River Steam Boat at Albion
Jim Turner, a steam boat, sunk at Albion on the Red River in 1854.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Colbert's Bridge, Hotel, and Ferry at the Red River
Colbert's hotel stood above his ferry, which once was replaced by a bridge in 1875 that the Red River promptly washed away.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 29, 2021
Murder Mystery: Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma
The demise of Tuck's Ferry in Love County, Oklahoma was the outcome of the ferry operator's murder.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 24, 2020
Willis, Marshall County, Oklahoma: An Erased Town
The Willis Cemetery sits just off US 377 north of Lake Texoma in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
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