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    Grayson County Rails (that aren’t Denison. Denison deserves a separate post).
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Feb 8, 2018

    Grayson County Rails (that aren’t Denison. Denison deserves a separate post).

    Note that the map’s cardinal directions are a bit different. From left to right is north to south. To see a larger image of this map, click here. According to this map filed by the Houston & Texas Railroad with the Texas General Land Office, their rail line was proposed to extend to the Red River in 1872. Their terminus would be an apparently large town called Red River City, which, according to the map, was even bigger than Denison (the city that the MKT built). Alas, Red Ri
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    It’s Here! The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Mar 2, 2014

    It’s Here! The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest

    Now available all over the place! I am not one for bragging, but when I opened the box that contained my author’s copies of my newest book, The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest, I had to admit that the cover NAILED it. It is so, so pretty! From the back cover: “The Red River’s dramatic bend in southwestern Arkansas is the most distinctive characteristic along its 1,300 miles of eastern flow through plains, prairies and swamplands. This stretch of river v
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