What's in a Name? Oklahoma, Muriel Wright, and Chester Howe
Muriel Wright and Chester Howe explained different versions of how the state of Oklahoma achieved its name.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- 3 days ago
White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise Counties Meet
In 1868, a battle between native Plains warriors and American settlers took place at White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise counties meet.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Nov 1
Wegefarth County, no more and never much was
Wegefarth County was platted and promoted in 1873 to white homesteaders to push out native people.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 28
Sand Springs at Waterloo Lake by Denison
One of the most historic places in Grayson County, Texas is Waterloo Lake in Denison, fed by Sand Springs, a natural watering hole.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 24
Cross Timbers Map from 1844 by Josiah Gregg
The Cross Timbers is well defined on this 1844 map by Josiah Gregg.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 23
Long gone Medicine Mound, Texas
Medicine Mound is southwest of Chillicothe in Hardeman County, Texas along what was once the Kansas, Mexico & Orient Railway.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 15
Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation
The only available photographic documentation of an execution carried out by the Choctaw Nation's Lighthorsemen.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 15
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 12
Bianca Babb, abducted by Comanches
Bianca Babb was seven years old when she was abducted by Comanches after her mother was killed in a raid.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 9
Sketch of the Pawnee (Wichita) Village by George Catlin
The Pawnee/ Wichita village that George Catlin sketched was abandoned by the 1860s.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 6
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
- Sep 28
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 26
End of the Bison: Deliberate Slaughter to Destroy the Plains
The U.S. Army was instrumental in the slaughter of bison to destroy the Plains tribes.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 26
Salt Nation: Caddo Industry in Southwestern Arkansas
The Caddo Nation mined salt for over eight hundred years, and this activity remained an Arkansas industry into the 19th century.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23
Polly Ann Colbert, Chickasaw Free Woman
The life of Polly Ann Colbert, a Chickasaw Free Woman, is a history lesson of Indian Territory.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
Indian Territory in the Civil War
The re-taking of forts in Indian Territory was one minor focus of Grant's Vicksburg campaign in the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
Sang pour Sang
The bones of the Natchez warriorss could be seen there years afterwards at Lake Sang pour Sang — "Blood for Blood."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 18
Comanche Rations at Fort Supply
Comanches received rations of food as well as monies to offset the loss of territory at Fort Supply.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 17
Fort Sill, Still Active
Fort Sill represents the Old West and flourishes as the last remaining, active military post that was built during the Indian wars.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 17
Fort Richardson, the Red River War Fort
More than any other fort at or near the Red River Valley, Fort Richardson embodies American Indian reservation policy.
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