Walled in Denison: Stone Ruins off the old Jefferson Highway
Stone ruins near Denison, just a stone's throw from the Old Jefferson Highway, could be related to automobile travel or something else.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 2, 2021
Doan's Crossing at Doan's Store
If you counted yourself among the fashionable pioneer set, a MUST-DO was to cross into Indian Territory by way of the Doan's Store.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 2, 2021
Eagletown, Originally a Station on the Choctaw Trail of Tears
Eagletown was settled within a decade of the Louisiana Purchase and was originally a station on the Choctaw Trail of Tears.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Pedro Vial's map of his Great Spanish Road, Part II
Pedro Vial's map of the "Great Spanish Road" began in Natchitoches and passed by homes and ranches of traders/planters
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
The Great Spanish Road to the Red River, Part 1
One of the least studied but major trade arteries emanating from the Red River was the so-called "Great Spanish Road."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jul 6, 2021
Josiah Gregg's Gold Road on a German Map
Josiah Gregg's trading path became the "Gold Road" for German immigrants.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Trace of Trammel
In 1838, when the United States and the Republic of Texas surveyed the boundary between the countries along the Index Line (today's...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 30, 2018
Abilene Cattle Trail, or was it the Chisholm Trail?
The Chisholm Trail was known as the Abilene Cattle Trail on maps, but what about those who used the trail?
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 1, 2018
Ay Chihuahua Trail!
The Chihuahua Trail was a short-lived road blazed by merchants from Mexico and the U.S.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 5, 2018
The Southwest Trail of Arkansas
One of the oldest roads in the Red River Valley is the Southwest Trail in Arkansas.
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