Mad Man Road in Eagletown, Oklahoma
There was always a mystery to me surrounding a name of a street in Eagletown, Oklahoma – Mad Man Road.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 23, 2019
Red River expedition
Nicholas King’s map of the Freeman-Custis expedition of 1806, with the 1976 overlay by E.M. Parker. (LSU) In 1806, President Thomas...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Mar 12, 2019
Fancy digs, once
The Grand Central Hotel (first class, no less!) in Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma was an imposing building at the turn of the century...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 27, 2019
Paddle Wheelers on the Red, part I
Paddle wheeler “Amy Hewes” on the Red River (no date), but most likely this picture was taken in the 1940s. The “Amy Hewes” was built in...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 27, 2019
Where crime did not pay in Henrietta
Drove to Henrietta, Clay County, Texas the other day to take some photos and came across this utilitarian, brick structure behind an...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 23, 2018
Transcontinental mapping
The northern portion of John Pope’s 1854 map to survey a possible transcontinental route through Texas marks the Cross Timbers between...
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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!
I often spend my evenings (as well as days, weekends, times when I should be grading papers…) perusing old maps. One of my particular...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Apr 20, 2018
Dallas founding document
I was snooping around the online archives of the Texas General Land Office and found this document. It’s for John Neely Bryan, the...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 14, 2018
Tombstone History
Tombstones, especially military ones, are great ways to trace histrory. And the history from the tombstone needn’t be a family member,...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 7, 2018
Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).
Check out some Grayson County Rails!
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 3, 2018
Depredations
In the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 1, 2018
Muriel Wright, Oklahoma Historian
Boggy Depot Plan numbers Depot Muriel Wright 1927 1. Gov. Allen Wright’s residence. 2. John. Kingsbury residence. 3. House built by Mr....
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Mar 16, 2013
Mapping the Red River Valley
Google Maps have been my constant companion since they were introduced back in the stone ages (okay, a few years ago). I can’t believe I...
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