The Arlington Hotel in Shreveport
The Arlington Hotel in downtown Shreveport opened in 1914.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 12
Still hanging on: Campti, Louisiana
Campti lies in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, just up the road from the Grand Ecore.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 30
The Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel of Shreveport
Today, the Louisiana Tower stands in the Tilly aka Phoenix aka Youree aka Washington-Youree aka Captain Shreve Hotel's Shreveport site.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 17
Coates' Bluff, the Original Shreveport
Coates' Bluff was Shreveport's original settlement, the site of a trading post within a Caddoan village.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 29
Southern Maid in Shreveport!
Southern Maid Donuts, particularly the ones made in Shreveport, Louisiana, are served fresh and hot in the afternoon.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 22
The Life of the Beeswing, a Steamer on the Red River
I decided to take a look at the life of the Beeswing, a steamer on the Red River, after finding a receipt from 1844.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 16
John Maley's Red River Journal, Part I: Natchitoches, I Loathe Thee
Between 1810 and 1813, John Maley journeyed up the Red River and visited Natchitoches twice, but didn't enjoy either visit.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 15
Eugene Woodruff: Victim of Yellow Fever at Shreveport
The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1873 claimed several victims in Shreveport, including Eugene Woodruff, who removed the Raft of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 11
A Tragedy among the French, the Chickasaws and the Choctaws
A Hamlet-Style Transaction between Tishomingo of the Chickasaws and the Choctaws, as related by a French writer in 1749.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 6, 2023
Zebulon Pike's Journey to the Red River... kinda
Zebulon Pike's journey to the Red River was beset with problems and intrigue.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 28, 2023
Cash Point in Louisiana
If you search "Cash Point" in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on a map today, you'd find RV Park bearing the name, and not much else.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 15, 2023
Red River Map from France
One of my favorite maps of the Red River is Nicolas de Fer's illustrated map published in France in 1718.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 14, 2023
The Gardie Eastman, the last Steamboat on the Red River?
Decommissioned in 1926, the Gardie Eastman may well have been the last steamboat to traverse the entirety of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 14, 2023
Twelve Mile Bayou, aka the Jefferson to Shreveport Waterway
I was pleasantly surprised to recognize that the Jefferson to Shreveport Waterway still exists as Twelve Mile Bayou.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 6, 2023
Ancient Pyramid Mounds at Marksville, Louisiana
Near Marksville, Louisiana sit 2,500 year old, human constructed mounds... ancient, earthen pyramids. They've been abandoned once again.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 2, 2023
Maps of the Rapids at Alexandria in the Civil War
Two maps of the rapids at Alexandria during the Civil War reside in the Library of Congress.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 28, 2023
Marion Post, Photographer of Cane River Creoles
Marion Post (later, Marion Post Wolcott) was the first photographer to document the Cane River Creole culture of Louisiana.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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