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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
Resettlement Administration in the Red River Valley
The Resettlement Administration was defunded when sharecroppers tenant farms were added to the program.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
The Wanderer, a Ferry on Lake Texoma
The construction of Denison Dam restricted accessing between Texas and Oklahoma. Bring on the ferry!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
Snooping on Willie Nelson - A Census Record
Willie Nelson is now 90 years old! A census update.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
Smack-talking Marcy about the Red River Valley
Randolph B. Marcy was not impressed by the people who lived in the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
Dallas MKT Freight Depot
The former MKT freight depot behind the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
Shreve's Cut: The Mississippi, Red, and Atchafalaya Rivers at Red River Landing, Louisiana
Shreve's Cut of the Mississippi River led to engineering the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers, and the victim was Red River Landing.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
Dream a Little Street: History of Pavement on Early Dallas Roads
Let me bore you to sleep by telling you about the history of pavement on early Dallas roads!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
Steam Boat on a Gamble: The Waukesha of Fulton, Arkansas
let me bore you to sleep by telling you about the history of pavement on early Dallas roads!
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 21, 2023
Jim Turner lost: Sunk Red River Steam Boat at Albion
Jim Turner, a steam boat, sunk at Albion on the Red River in 1854.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 19, 2023
Long Lost Lafayette (and Prairie), Arkansas
Lafayette and Lost Prairie in Arkansas were built by slave labor and washed away by the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Electra's The Globe, a Lost Building
The Globe Building in Electra, Texas is now lost.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Promiscuous Peddling: Shreveport's Farmers Market
To prevent shifty salesmen, the city of Shreveport erected an orderly Farmers Market.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Ward the Ville: Wardville, Oklahoma
Wardville, Oklahoma is a ghost town but don't call it that.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Red River Station on the Cattle Trail
Red River Station in Montague County, Texas is a ghost of the cattle trail driving past.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Learn that Business: Draughon's Practical Business Colleges
Draughon's Business Colleges private offered a "no-frills education without sports teams, commencement, and other distractions."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Colony Mission: Seeger Indian School in Washita County, Oklahoma
Colony, Washita County, Oklahoma was home to Seeger Indian Industrial School and the Dutch Reformed Church mission.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Camp Howze at Gainesville, Texas
The purpose of Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas was to train infantry for activation during World War II.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Colbert's Bridge, Hotel, and Ferry at the Red River
Colbert's hotel stood above his ferry, which once was replaced by a bridge in 1875 that the Red River promptly washed away.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Rare Southwestern Arkansas Civil War Map
A rare, hand-drawn map of southwestern Arkansas during the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023
Old Shed Road in Bossier City
The purpose of "Shed Road" in Bossier City was to prevent rain from soaking the dirt trail below.
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