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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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 13, 2019


Red River expedition: The Parker Map
I was nosing around the digital collections listed at by the Louisiana State University (Shreveport) libraries and found the Parker map.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 23, 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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 12, 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...
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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 27, 2019


Transcontinental mapping
The northern portion of John Pope’s 1854 map to survey a possible transcontinental route through Texas marks the Cross Timbers between...
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 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?
Robin Cole-Jett
May 30, 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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 20, 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,...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 14, 2018


Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).
Check out some Grayson County Rails!
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 7, 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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 3, 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....
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 1, 2018


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...
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 16, 2013
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