Robin Cole-JettMay 15Cynthia Ann's long journeyCynthia Ann Parker's body is reburied at the Post Oak Mission's cemetery near Indiahoma in Comanche, Oklahoma in 1910. Her son, Quanah...
Robin Cole-JettAug 2, 2021Crossing at Doan'sIf you counted yourself among the fashionable pioneer set, a MUST-DO was to cross into Indian Territory by way of the Doan's Store....
Robin Cole-JettAug 2, 2021Milling around EliasvilleOne of the easiest ways to spot a ghost town is to follow abandoned railroad lines. When the companies were building their right-of-ways...
Robin Cole-JettJul 26, 2021Longitudinal confusionThe Red River Valley above Fulton/ Clarksville / Fort Towson was not fully mapped until after the Civil War. The first regional mapping...
Robin Cole-JettJul 6, 2021Honeycutt FlatDue to work related activities, I've been nosing around Gainesville (Cooke County, Texas) lately. The city was founded as a settlement in...
Robin Cole-JettJul 6, 2021Disappearing FortFounded in 1867, Fort Griffin (Shackleford County, Texas) is now a state historic site with lots of scenic ruins on a mesquite-heavy...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021Criminal architectureSince 1880s at least, and most likely at least two decades prior, the corner of State/ East Fourth/ Sam Rayburn and North Chestnut...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021Denison DAM!When Sam Rayburn, U.S. Speaker of the House from Bonham (Fannin County, Texas), proposed the flood control project for the Red River at...
Robin Cole-JettJun 28, 2021Trace of TrammelIn 1838, when the United States and the Republic of Texas surveyed the boundary between the countries along the Index Line (today's...
Robin Cole-JettJun 28, 2021Great War SoldierTombstones, especially military ones, are great ways to trace history. And the history gathered from a tombstone needn't be from your...
Robin Cole-JettJun 28, 2021Red River CityAccording to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to...
Robin Cole-JettJun 28, 2021DepredationsIn the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...
Robin Cole-JettJul 22, 2020Mexican Texas or Texan MexicoVisit this fantastic map of Mexican Texas in 1835 (mislabeled as Republic of Texas) in the Barry Ruderman collection,...
Robin Cole-JettJun 9, 2020False raidThis wire sent from Denison in April of 1873 reported an Indian raid that never happened. This article was cited widely in multiple...
Robin Cole-JettApr 1, 2020Jail baitInside the jail cells in a field in rural Denton County. I love estate sales, where I look for old correspondence and photographs. I’m...
Robin Cole-JettMar 10, 2020Rural educationFarmers Improvement College near Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. (Baylor University) In 1906, a group of civic leaders put their...
Robin Cole-JettFeb 17, 2020A visit to Brushy MoundA feature map of Cooke County, Texas, reveals the Brushy Mound community, also known as Brushy Mountain (Texas General Land Office). The...
Robin Cole-JettDec 2, 2019Warren once wasWarren (Fannin County, Texas) sat along the Red River during the Republic of Texas (1836-1845) and early statehood years (1845-1860)....
Robin Cole-JettFeb 18, 2019An international boundary in the middle of nowhereJust north of Logansport, Louisiana, along FM 31 in Panola County, Texas and CR 765 in De Soto Parish , sits one of the more interesting...
Robin Cole-JettJan 28, 2019Where crime did not pay in HenriettaDrove to Henrietta, Clay County, Texas the other day to take some photos and came across this utilitarian, brick structure behind an...