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Old Red River and New Cane River of Natchitoches
Was Cane River in Natchitoches really once the Red River?
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 26, 2023
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Gainesville's Chickasaw Hotel
The relationship between Gainesville, Texas and Indian Territory as explained by the Chickasaw Hotel.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 23, 2023
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Old House in Old Natchitoches as photographed by Marion Wolcott
n 1940, photographer Marion Wolcott of the Works Progress Administration visited Natchitoches, Louisiana along the Cane River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 20, 2023
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Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River
The Sale and Murphy Canal along the Red River once linked Louisiana and Arkansas around the upper portions of the Great Raft.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 14, 2023
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Thousand-Word Photograph: Texans Squatting in Indian Territory
The Chickasaws witnessed a land and genealogical invasion by Texans in the early 20th century.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 9, 2023
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History found in History: Mound City in Red River County, Texas, a steamboat port
Mound City in Red River County, Texas once welcomed steamboats in the 1870s
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 30, 2023
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Fort Sauvage, the Natchez Village after the Fort Rosalie Massacre
The Natchez settlement that was destroyed by French troops and Choctaw, Houma, and Tunica allies in the early 1730s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 21, 2023
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Coleman College at Gibsland, Louisiana
In 1887, O.L. Coleman opened a school for African American children in Gibsland, Louisiana.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 18, 2023
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A Fair View of Fairview School in Greer County, Oklahoma
I became good friends with some curious cows as I visited the remains of the former Fairview School, Greer County, Oklahoma.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Grave of Leon Hinds, Band of Brothers
Leon Hinds, Band of Brothers Grave
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Resettlement Administration in the Red River Valley
The Resettlement Administration was defunded when sharecroppers tenant farms were added to the program.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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The Wanderer, a Ferry on Lake Texoma
The construction of Denison Dam restricted accessing between Texas and Oklahoma. Bring on the ferry!
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Snooping on Willie Nelson - A Census Record
Willie Nelson is now 90 years old! A census update.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Smack-talking Marcy about the Red River Valley
Randolph B. Marcy was not impressed by the people who lived in the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 14, 2023
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Dallas MKT Freight Depot
The former MKT freight depot behind the School Book Depository in downtown Dallas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
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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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 29, 2023
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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!
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
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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!
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 29, 2023
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Jim Turner lost: Sunk Red River Steam Boat at Albion
Jim Turner, a steam boat, sunk at Albion on the Red River in 1854.
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 21, 2023
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Long Lost Lafayette (and Prairie), Arkansas
Lafayette and Lost Prairie in Arkansas were built by slave labor and washed away by the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 19, 2023
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