The Cossatot River
The Cossatot River derives from a French word meaning"crushed head," and in 1833, it was to be spanned by a toll bridge.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 29
Mapping Outrage!
Why was there an outrage about this map that landed in the newspapers?
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
The Great Hanging of Gainesville in the Newspapers
Newspaper articles report on the same event: the Great Hanging in Gainesville, as well as other murders that took place in North Texas
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 19
Shreve Report on the Completion of the Red River Raft Removal
This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 13
Racialist Deflection: Violence in the Red River Valley
The Red River Valley witnessed racialist violence, based on whites deflecting, throughout the first half of the 20th century.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 10
Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 15
Union Strategy in Indian Territory, Annotated
Annotated editorial from the Chicago Tribune to provide some context about slavery in the Choctaw Nation.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 30
History found in History: Mound City in Red River County, Texas, a steamboat port
Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 14
Smack-talking Marcy about the Red River Valley
Randolph B. Marcy was not impressed by the people who lived in the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Old Shed Road in Bossier City
The purpose of "Shed Road" in Bossier City was to prevent rain from soaking the dirt trail below.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 15, 2022
Just floating an idea... literally
An aero-trolley at Turner Falls, Oklahoma. This may have been the general idea of the proposed ferry over the Red River. Oklahoma.net In...
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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
- Oct 18, 2018
Stage Coach Times
Adverts in old newspapers help to provide context to history, such as how much the Red River Valley was interconnected long before our...
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