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The Great Divide: Bonnie and Clyde Bridge(s) of Dallas
A muggy Summer day's adventure into downtown Dallas revealed what Bonnie Parker, partner in crime to Clyde Barrow, called "the Great Divide."
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 2
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From Frog Level to Rodessa, Louisiana
Where's Frog Level, you ask? You may know it better as Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, an oil boom town that went bust.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 30
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Burkburnett's Oil Pool on Lidar
Enjoying the history of Burkburnett's "Oil Pool" using Lidar!
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 4
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Red River Landing of Pointe Coupee Parish
The mouth of the Red River was at a place that no longer exists: Red River Landing in Pointe Coupee Parish.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 13
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Lehigh, former Oklahoma Coal city
At the turn of the 20th century, the town of Lehigh in Coal County, Indian Territory (now, of course, Oklahoma) was really something.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 18
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Choctaw City, aka Arkinda, of Little River County, Arkansas
Today, you'll have to WANT to go to Arkinda to get to Arkinda, formerly known as Choctaw City in Little River County, Arkansas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 22
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Forgotten Hickory at Hickory Creek in Denton County
Hickory Creek in Denton County, Texas may be named for Hickory, a much older settlement that history has forgotten.
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 9, 2024
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The Ghost of Burneyville's Hotel
Burneyville's hotel was once a real beauty, but nothing remains of it.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2024
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Pancanula or Pauchunla or Paucaunla or Pa...whatever in old Panola County, Chickasaw Nation
In May 1899. a letter in a Denison newspaper appeared about a "new, thriving, up-to-date town" named Pancanula, Chickasaw Nation.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 2, 2024
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A Visit to Red River Station
Red River Station was the fabled crossing for the Abilene Cattle Trail at the Red River in Montague County during the 1870s and 1880s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 31, 2024
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All that was lost under Lake Texoma, Part II: Basin Springs, Steedman, Hagerman, and Cedar Mills
Basin Springs, Steedman aka Hagerman, and Cedar Mills and were drowned by Lake Texoma.
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 31, 2023
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Long gone Medicine Mound, Texas
Medicine Mound is southwest of Chillicothe in Hardeman County, Texas along what was once the Kansas, Mexico & Orient Railway.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 23, 2023
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The Fulton Ferry
What may be the final photo of the ferry at Fulton, Hempstead County, Arkansas which crossed the Red River just below the Great Bend.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 17, 2023
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Boggy Depot
By the late 1830s, Boggy Depot centered the Choctaw/ Chickasaw Nation.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Good ol' Gotebo, Oklahoma
There was the once-large town of Gotebo, Oklahoma.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Welcome to Roosevelt, Oklahoma!
Roosevelt has disproportionately more cars than it does humans, but the cars are what keep the humans in Roosevelt.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Tatums, Carter County, Oklahoma: Oil Boom and Rosenwald School
Tatums in Carter County, Oklahoma was an all-black town that enjoyed a brief oil boom.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Doaksville, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
Doaksville in Choctaw County, Oklahoma is now a ghost town but was once a very important place.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 31, 2023
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Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas: Not Spanish and not a Fort
Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas was originally a Taovayan village that spanned the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 30, 2023
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The Drowned Town of Preston, aka Coffee's Trading Post
Preston was founded by Holland Coffee, and yes, that was his real name.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 29, 2023
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