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The Academies of the Choctaws and Chickasaws
The academies established by the Choctaws and Chickasaws in Indian Territory were mission schools.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023


Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023


The Red River Valley in Arkansas: Gateway to the Southwest
The Red River Valley in Arkansas is at the Great Bend Region.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023


The Osages in the Red River Valley
The Osage Nation claims to have held territory from the Ohio to the Red River Valley of the South.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023


The Comanche Empire
The Comancheria — the Comanche Empire — became a formidable force for both the Europeans and Anglo American colonizers.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023


The Paris Lynching of Henry Smith
The public lynching of Henry Smith in Paris, Texas in 1893 was detailed in a commemorative book by his murderers.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023


Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde met in West Dallas, a place that defined them and their deeds.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023


The Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory
The Choctaw Nation was the first of the "five civilized tribes" to face removal into Indian Territory.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023


Cullen Baker, Reconstruction-Era Mass Murderer in the Red River Valley
Psychopath Cullen Baker's despicable Reconstruction-era crimes in the Red River Valley make him a mass-murderer.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 6, 2023


Some Freedmen's Bureau Records from the Red River Valley
Records by the Freedmen's Bureau from the Red River Valley describe horrors.
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Sep 6, 2023


Shreveport in the Green Book
Shreveport was prominently featured in Green Books
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023


Red River Original Tribes
Four major tribes — the Red River Originals — inhabited the Red River Valley of the Southwest before and during European invasion.
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Sep 5, 2023


The Rock Bluff Ferry (Ferries!) of Love County, Oklahoma
The Rock Bluff Ferry of Love County, Oklahoma: a Tale of Three Ferries!
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023


The Great Western Cattle Trail
The Great Western Trail was the last great northern cattle trail.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 4, 2023


The Shawnee Cattle Trail
The Shawnee Trail is also known as Preston Road or Texas Trail or Military Road or Emigrant Trail.
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Sep 4, 2023


The Chisholm Trail aka The Abilene Cattle Trail
The Chisholm Trail was mostly known as the Abilene Cattle Trail through Indian Territory.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 4, 2023


End of the Trail: The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws
The Trail of Tears for the Choctaws ended at a little place called Ultima Thule, and the beginning of their new home was Eagletown.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 4, 2023


The Fort Worth Stockyards
For almost eighty years, the Fort Worth Stockyards provided a major economic engine for the growth of the Texas economy.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023


Brown Springs in Love County, Oklahoma
Brown's Spring in Love County, Oklahoma is a natural spring about 200 yards from the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023


Bonnie Parker's Funeral's Death Letter
Bonnie Parker's funeral director lived and worked above the funeral home. He had to move into the Adolphus Hotel, however. Why?
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 3, 2023
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