The U.S. Army was instrumental in the slaughter of bison to destroy the Plains tribes.

The bones of the Natchez warriorss could be seen there years afterwards at Lake Sang pour Sang — "Blood for Blood."

Randolph B. Marcy, who knew Texas and Indian Territory well, was tasked to lead an expedition to document the Red River in 1852.

Stephen F. Austin traced a Mexican map of the Province of Texas from 1818 and painted it with water colors.

This Province of Texas map by Mexico was drawn and colored in 1818.

A 1721 map places the Yattassee village (spelled Yatachez) on the eastern side of the Red River.

The Red River Valley in Arkansas is at the Great Bend Region.

Four major tribes — the Red River Originals — inhabited the Red River Valley of the Southwest before and during European invasion.

The Butterfield Overland Mail Route was the first transcontinental road in the United States.

San Calixto in the Wichita Mountains - the Sierra Jumanos - was probably the base for gold prospecting after it failed as a mission in 1629.

Before it was the Bankhead Highway, it was the Southern National Highway

A Rare Map of Oklahoma from 1892 shows towns, trails, districts, counties, and more.

The upper portion of this 1840 map by General Cooke of Grayson and Fannin counties shows a number of places that no longer exist

West of downtown Dallas was the settlement "La Reunion," founded by socialists in 1850s.

A map showing the stagecoach route through Pilot Grove (Grayson County, Texas) in 1865.

In 1852, Captain Marcy and George B. McClellan were tasked to document the source of the Red River.

This 1865 map by Helmuth Holtz depicts the Great Bend Region of the Red River.

Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s

The Natchez settlement that was destroyed by French troops and Choctaw, Houma, and Tunica allies in the early 1730s.

Shreve's Cut of the Mississippi River led to engineering the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers, and the victim was Red River Landing.