The Red River, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
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A lot of shenanigans and the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 established the Red River as the southern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 27
The Red River Expedition, Corps of Discovery, 1806
For Thomas Jefferson, the most important Corps of Discovery in the Louisiana Purchase was the expedition up the Red River of 1806.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22
Census of the Native People of New Orleans Territory, 1805
The census of Native People of New Orleans Territory included descriptions of tribal languages, places, and affiliations.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 21
An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas
Discovery of an ancient village at Fish Creek, formerly a channel of the Red River in Cooke County, Texas, explains Cross Timbers people.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 6
Map, mis-dated
Two maps of the Missouri Territory were either made with a time machine, or one of them is a wee bit older.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 27
The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66
The northwestern portions of the Ozark Trail were subsumed by the federal highway project designated as US 66, aka the original Route 66.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 10
More Warren's Trading Post Maps
I found two other maps of Texas, both from the period after Texas statehood (1845), that shows Warren's trading posts.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 5
Warren's Trading House at Salt Creek?
Pressler's 1867 shows Warren's Trading House sandwiched between Panther and Salt Creek (TX), and near Red Creek (OK), but not on Mud Creek.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 2
A Map about an unrealized Future
A map about an unrealized future, drawn to indicate where the Texas & Pacific Railroad would pass once it was built west of Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 30
Measuring the Index Line at Logansport
The Index Line stretched all the way from Logansport north to the Red River.
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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 8
Indian City, USA
Several years ago, I took a road trip and found myself at Indian City, USA. I'm glad I did, because Indian City, USA is no more.
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 3
The Salty Estelline Spring
In the 1950s, salty Estelline Spring at the Prairie Dog Town Fork released 300 tons of the mineral daily into the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 18
A Map of Native America
This French map from 1783 combines European claims and native America.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 12
The Old Southwest
The "Old Southwest," which is dominated by the Red River, is a political rather than a cultural designation.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 8
Mound City of the Caddo in southwest Arkansas
The Caddo structures were so numerous that Europeans who came to the Red River labeled southwestern Arkansas "Mound City."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 21, 2023
German Map of Arkansas, 1824
This 1824 German map of Arkansas Territory is a lot more illuminating than many others from the same period I've encountered.
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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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